| GRAZIANO | Rocky ___, American boxer and world middleweight champion. |
| CHALIAPIN | Fellow welcoming American boxer and popular Russian bass (9) |
| FLOYDMAYWEATHER | U.S. former boxer and world champion in five different weight classes, nicknamed Pretty Boy (5,10) |
| DEMPSEY | Jack _, American boxer who was World Heavyweight champion 1919-26 (7) |
| BOWE | Riddick ___, American boxer |
| BOOZE | Tyrone ___, American boxer |
| TURPIN | Randolph ___, British boxer; World Middleweight champion from July-September, 1951 (6) |
| HAGLER | Marvin ......, boxer who became world middleweight champion in 1980 (6) |
| ALANMINTER | British boxer who became world middleweight champion in 1980 (4,6) |
| ANDYLEE | Which Irish boxer became the WBO World Middleweight champion in December? (4,3) |
| DOWNES | Terry ......, English boxer nicknamed the 'Paddington Express' who became world middleweight champion in 1961 (6) |
| MONZON | Carlos ......, former world middleweight champion from Argentina (6) |
| VITO | .... Antuofermo, former undisputed world middleweight champion (4) |
| PAUL | .... Pender, former world middleweight champion (4) |
| MARVINHAGLER | Former world middleweight champion nicknamed 'Marvelous' (6,6) |
| ROCKY | _ Graziano, American boxer who was the middleweight world boxing champion (5) |
| MIKETYSON | American boxer, world heavyweight champion 1986-90 (4,5) |
| GEORGEFOREMAN | American boxer, a former world heavyweight champion (6,7) |
| JACKDEMPSEY | American boxer who was World Heavyweight Champion 1919-26 (4,7) |
| JACKJOHNSON | American boxer who was the first black world heavyweight champion (4,7) |