| His ring cycle has ended | 24 |
| Fourth caliph of Sunni Islam | 28 |
| Former heavyweight champ | 24 |
| Fighter with a shuffle | 22 |
| Fight of the Century loser | 26 |
| Comeback maker of 10/30/74 | 26 |
| Clay, after a conversion | 24 |
| Clay until March 6, 1964 | 24 |
| Boxing winner in Zaire, 1974 | 28 |
| Boxing great, or her father | 27 |
| Boxer played by Will Smith | 26 |
| Baba who stole from thieves | 27 |
| 2001 Will Smith title role | 26 |
| 2001 biographical film | 22 |
| 1960 gold-winning pugilist | 26 |
| "Aladdin" hero | 24 |
| Winner over Foreman in Zaire | 28 |
| Winner in Zaire, 10/30/74 | 25 |
| Will Smith portrayal of 2001 | 28 |
| Will Smith film of 2001 | 23 |
| Will Smith biopic, 2001 | 23 |
| When We Were Kings fighter | 29 |
| Very common Muslim name | 23 |
| U.N. Messenger of Peace | 23 |
| Two-time Quarry opponent | 24 |
| TV personality Fedotowsky | 25 |
| Tomb of ___, in Najaf, Iraq | 27 |
| Thrilla in Manila boxer | 26 |
| The People's Champion | 25 |
| The People's Champ | 22 |
| Surname among boxing legends | 28 |
| Subject of a Sheed book | 23 |
| Spinks was once his jinx | 24 |
| Son-in-law of Mohammed | 22 |
| Slugger from Louisville | 23 |
| Seventh-century Arab caliph | 27 |
| Rumble in the Jungle victor | 27 |
| Ring king with a sting | 22 |
| Ring king before Spinks | 23 |
| Rhyming boxing legend | 22 |
| Rap duo ___ & Gipp | 22 |
| Quarry's quarry: 1970 | 25 |
| Quarry quasher of 1970 | 22 |
| Pugilist from Louisville | 24 |
| Prince in "Aladdin" | 29 |
| Outspoken boxing legend | 23 |
| Onetime giant in decking | 24 |
| Olympic torch figure of 1996 | 28 |
| Old ring king Muhammad | 22 |
| Noted press conference rhymer | 29 |
| Noted Cosell interviewee | 24 |
| Noted boxing shuffle inventor | 29 |
| Muslim convert in 1964 news | 27 |
| Louisville's ___ Center | 27 |
| Louisville sports icon | 22 |
| Louisville museum subject | 25 |
| Legendary boxing champ | 22 |
| Larter of “Heroes” | 26 |
| Joe Frazier's ring rival | 28 |
| Iraq's Imam ___ Mosque | 26 |
| Iraq's Imam ___ Air Base | 28 |
| Iran's ___ Khamenei | 23 |
| Holmes was his last opponent | 28 |
| Hollywood's MacGraw | 23 |
| His name was once Cassius X | 27 |
| He won the Manila thriller | 26 |
| He was a thriller in Manila | 27 |
| He put people on the ropes | 26 |
| He opened the 1996 Olympics | 27 |
| He once had feet of Clay | 24 |
| He KO'd Quarry, 10/26/70 | 28 |
| He fought Frazier three times | 29 |
| He floored Foreman in Zaire | 27 |
| Frequent Neiman subject | 23 |
| Frequent LeRoy Neiman subject | 29 |
| Frequent Cosell interviewee | 27 |
| Frazier's longtime foe | 26 |
| Fourth caliph of Islam | 22 |
| Fourth caliph in Sunni Islam | 28 |
| Former boxing champion | 22 |
| Foreman's superior? | 23 |
| Foreman's foe in Zaire | 26 |
| Foreman's 1974 superior | 27 |
| Foreman superior, once | 22 |
| Foreman KO'er, 1974 | 23 |
| Foreman floorer in 1974 | 23 |
| Foreman beater in '74 | 25 |
| Focus of a Louisville museum | 28 |
| First fighter to KO Liston | 26 |
| Fighter who was a dove | 22 |
| Fighter from Louisville | 23 |
| Early follower of Muhammad | 26 |
| Cosell sparring partner | 23 |
| Common Arab given name | 22 |
| Comeback victor of 1974 | 23 |
| CNN correspondent Velshi | 24 |
| CNN business anchor Velshi | 26 |
| Clay's chosen name | 22 |
| Clay, after transformation | 26 |
| Clay, after a transformation? | 29 |