| The prophet Muhammed's cousin | 33 |
| The People's Champion | 25 |
| The People's Champ | 22 |
| The Greatest, once | 18 |
| The former Clay | 15 |
| The Fight of the Century fighter | 32 |
| The ___ shuffle | 15 |
| Tatyana of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" | 50 |
| Tatyana of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," or a later role for the Fresh Prince himself | 96 |
| Tatyana of "Fresh Prince of Bel Air" | 46 |
| Talkative fighter | 17 |
| Surname among boxing legends | 28 |
| Successor to the Prophet, in Islam | 34 |
| Successor of Muhammad, to Shiites | 33 |
| Subject of the book "Sting Like a Bee" | 48 |
| Subject of the book "Loser and Still Champion" | 56 |
| Subject of the biography "King of the World" | 54 |
| Subject of the biography "Float Like a Butterfly" | 59 |
| Subject of the 1998 biography "King of the World" | 59 |
| Subject of a Sheed book | 23 |
| Subject of a museum in Louisville | 33 |
| Subject of a 1996 Oscar-winning documentary | 43 |
| Subject matter, with Cosell, of the book "Sound and Fury" | 67 |
| Steve calls her Slim in "The Getaway" | 47 |
| Star of "The Greatest" | 32 |
| Sportsman of the Century, per Sports Illustrated in 1999 | 56 |
| Sports Illustrated's 1999 "Sportsman of the Century" | 66 |
| Sports Illustrated named him Sportsman of the Century in 1999 | 61 |
| Sports Illustrated named him Sportsman of the Century | 53 |
| Spinks's opponent in two title fights | 41 |
| Spinks was once his jinx | 24 |
| Spinks defeater, 1978 | 21 |
| Speaker of "I murdered a rock, injured a stone, hospitalized a brick. I'm so mean I make medicine sick!" | 118 |
| Soundtrack for Will Smith boxing movie | 38 |
| Sonny beater | 12 |
| Son-in-law of Mohammed | 22 |
| Some say he really is the greatest | 34 |
| Smith/Voight film | 17 |
| Smith title role | 16 |
| Smith biopic role | 17 |
| Slugger from Louisville | 23 |
| Singer/actress Lohan | 20 |
| SI's Athlete of the Century | 31 |
| Short Alison | 12 |
| Shiites' saint | 18 |
| Sheed subject | 13 |
| She played Jennifer in "Love Story" | 45 |
| She finished third behind Ohno and Fatone on "Dancing With the Stars" | 79 |
| Seventh-century Arab caliph | 27 |
| Self-proclaimed "greatest" of the ring | 48 |
| Self-proclaimed "Greatest" | 36 |
| Sacha Baron Cohen's alter ego ___ G | 39 |
| Sacha Baron Cohen's "Da __ G Show" | 48 |
| Sacha Baron Cohen persona __ G | 30 |
| Sacha Baron Cohen character ___ G | 33 |
| Ryan's girl in "Love Story" | 41 |
| Ryan's 'Love Story' co-star | 39 |
| Ryan's Love Story co-star | 35 |
| Rumble in the Jungle victor | 27 |
| Rubina ___ of "Slumdog Millionaire" | 45 |
| Rope-a-dope name | 16 |
| Rope-a-dope coiner | 18 |
| Role in Rabaud's "Mârouf" | 42 |
| Ring master of yore | 19 |
| Ring king, once | 15 |
| Ring king with a sting | 22 |
| Ring king Muhammad | 18 |
| Ring king before Spinks | 23 |
| Ring great Muhammad | 19 |
| Ring champion | 13 |
| Rhyming fighter | 15 |
| Rhyming boxing legend | 22 |
| Rhymer in the ring | 18 |
| Retired ring master | 19 |
| Retired boxer with a win-loss record of 56-5 | 44 |
| Receiver of "Fighter of the Century" award | 52 |
| Rap duo ___ & Gipp | 22 |
| Quarry's quarry: 1970 | 25 |
| Quarry quasher of 1970 | 22 |
| Quarry beater in 1970 | 21 |
| Pugilistic poet | 15 |
| Pugilist poet | 13 |
| Pugilist from Louisville | 24 |
| Prophet Mohammed's son-in-law | 33 |
| Prizefighting legend | 20 |
| Prince in "Aladdin" | 29 |
| Potent pugilist | 15 |
| Possibly the world's most famous man | 40 |
| Popular Muslim name | 19 |
| Pop singer Tatyana | 18 |
| Poetic boxing champ | 19 |
| Poetic boxer | 12 |
| Poet in the ring | 16 |
| Pasha | 5 |
| Outspoken boxing legend | 23 |
| Outspoken boxer | 15 |
| Oscar-nominated Will Smith role | 31 |
| Oscar-nominated role for Will Smith | 35 |
| Oriental hero | 13 |
| Onetime giant in decking | 24 |