| VITALI | ___ Klitschko, former heavyweight boxer nicknamed Dr. Ironfist (6) |
| LISTON | Sonny, U.S. former heavyweight boxer nicknamed The Big Bear (6) |
| NORTON | Ken, U.S. former heavyweight boxer born in 1943 nicknamed The Fighting Marine (6) |
| EASTON | The ___ Assassin, nickname of U.S. former heavyweight boxer Larry Holmes (6) |
| ERVING | Julius ___, former US basketball player nicknamed Dr J (6) |
| NIGEL | ____ Benn, British former heavyweight boxer nicknamed The Dark Destroyer (5) |
| GOODEN | '80s-'90s Mets pitcher nicknamed "Dr. K" |
| LEAPAI | Australian heavyweight beaten by Wladimir Klitschko in 2014, Alex ... (6) |
| JOSHUA | Anthony .... is a famous boxer and a former heavyweight champion. (6) |
| LENNOX | Former heavyweight champ __ Lewis |
| RUDDOCK | Donovan, Jamaican-born Canadian former heavyweight boxer who was nicknamed Razor (7) |
| EVANDER | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Holyfield, U.S. former heavyweight boxer (7) |
| HARRISON | Audley, British former heavyweight boxer who won gold at the 2000 Olympics (8) |
| BRUNO | Frank ___, former heavyweight boxer (5) |
| WLADIMIR | Retired boxer from Ukraine, _ Klitschko (8) |
| LEON | Former heavyweight boxer Spinks |
| LOUIS | Joe _ _ _ _ _ , U.S. heavyweight boxer nicknamed the Brown Bomber (5) |
| AMATO | Nicknamed "Dr. Subtle," he's on track to become the next premier of Italy |
| UKRAINIAN | What nationality is the boxer Vitali Klitschko? (9) |
| PHD | Graduate degree held by boxer Wladimir Klitschko |
