| TUNNEY | Gene, U.S. boxer who defeated Jack Dempsey twice (6) |
| GENETUNNEY | Heavyweight who defeated Jack Dempsey for the world title in 1926 (4,6) |
| ROBINSON | Sugar Ray, U.S. boxer who died in 1989 (8) |
| TYSON | Mike, U.S. boxer who became the youngest ever heavyweight boxing champion in 1986 at the age of 20 (5) |
| RAGING | ___ Bull, 1980 film starring Robert De Niro as U.S. boxer Jake LaMotta (6) |
| HEARNS | Thomas, U.S. boxer nicknamed The Hit Man (6) |
| APOLLO | ____ Creed, U.S. boxer played by Carl Weathers in the first four Rocky films (6) |
| MAULER | The Manassa ___, nickname for boxer Jack Dempsey |
| SPINKS | Leon, boxer who defeated Muhammad Ali in 1978 (6) |
| DUBOIS | Daniel, heavyweight boxer who defeated Anthony Joshua in 2024 (6) |
| MARSHA | ____ Mason, U.S. actress who played Sherry Dempsey in TV sitcom Frasier (6) |
| BARBER | Dempsey and Makepeace star going around singly with hairdresser (6,6) |
| GLYNIS | Dempsey and Makepeace star going around singly with hairdresser (6,6) |
| JOELOUIS | U.S. boxer, world heavyweight champion who won 25 consecutive title defences from 1937-49 (3,5) |
| SUGARRAYLEONARD | U.S. boxer born in 1956 who was a world title holder in five weight divisions (5,3,7) |
| BLUSTER | Learner is beset by U.S. boxer Douglas ranting (7) |
| ALI | Muhammad, U.S. boxer born Cassius Clay (3) |
| FIRPO | Luis, boxer nicknamed the Wild Bull of the Pampas who was defeated by Jack Dempsey in a 1923 World H |
| HONOUR | Patrick Dempsey rom-com, Made of ... (6) |
| JESS | Willard who lost his title to Jack Dempsey |
