| Lord of the ring, once | 22 |
| Kentucky legend | 15 |
| Heavyweight name | 16 |
| "When We Were Kings" subject | 38 |
| "The greatest" of boxing | 34 |
| Will Smith movie | 16 |
| Three-time Frazier foe | 22 |
| Three-time champ | 16 |
| Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Century | 49 |
| Sports Illustrated's 1974 Sportsman of the Year | 51 |
| Rumble in the Jungle winner | 27 |
| Rhyming boxing champ | 20 |
| One-time ring king | 18 |
| Miss MacGraw | 12 |
| Foreman fighter | 15 |
| Cosell interviewee | 18 |
| Clay, once | 10 |
| Boxing name | 11 |
| 2001 sports biopic | 18 |
| "When We Were Kings" boxer | 36 |
| "The Greatest" via self-proclamation | 46 |
| "Sting like a bee" boxer | 34 |
| "Heroes" actress Larter | 33 |
| "1,001 Arabian Nights" hero | 37 |
| ''When We Were Kings'' profilee | 47 |
| Will Smith portrayed him | 24 |
| Well-known jabber? | 18 |
| Title role for Will Smith | 25 |
| Thrilla in Manila participant | 29 |
| The Lion of God | 15 |
| Ryan's "Love Story" costar | 40 |
| Remodeled Clay? | 15 |
| Recliner | 8 |
| Mr. Baba | 8 |
| Mohammed's son-in-law | 25 |
| Larter of "Heroes" | 28 |
| Laila in the ring | 17 |
| He stung like a bee | 19 |
| Foreman opponent | 16 |
| Common Muslim name | 18 |
| Clay today | 11 |
| Boxing legend Muhammad | 22 |
| 2001 Will Smith role | 20 |
| 2001 role for Will Smith | 24 |
| "When We Were Kings" profilee | 39 |
| "Thrilla in Manila" combatant | 39 |
| "Thrilla in Manila" champ | 35 |
| "Open Sesame" lad | 27 |
| "Arabian Nights" name | 31 |
| "American Gladiators" co-host Laila | 45 |
| "___ Baba and the 40 Thieves" | 39 |
| ____ Baba | 9 |
| Woodcutter Baba | 15 |
| Winner of the Thrilla in Manila | 31 |
| Winner of "The Thrilla in Manila" | 43 |
| Title role about a titleholder | 30 |
| Thrilla in Manila fighter | 25 |
| The greatest pugilist, he says | 30 |
| Smith biopic | 12 |
| Self-proclaimed "Greatest" boxer | 42 |
| Rope-a-dope inventor | 20 |
| Ring rhymer | 11 |
| Ring icon | 9 |
| Rhyming boxer | 13 |
| Pugilist Muhammad | 17 |
| Pugilist Laila | 14 |
| Oscar-nominated role for Smith | 30 |
| Onetime ring king | 17 |
| Name in boxing | 14 |
| Muhammad | 8 |
| Model/actress Landry | 20 |
| Lord of the rings? | 18 |
| Laila of boxing | 15 |
| International Boxing Hall of Fame charter member | 48 |
| Holmes called him "The Oldest" | 40 |
| His title was stripped in '67 | 33 |
| He worked on canvases | 21 |
| He KO'd Foreman in '74 | 30 |
| Frazier's "Thrilla in Manila" foe | 47 |
| Foreman's superior | 22 |
| Foreman rival | 13 |
| Clay, since 1964 | 16 |
| Clay, after converting | 22 |
| Clay with a new name | 20 |
| Cassius Clay, now | 17 |
| Caliph's name | 17 |
| Boxing legend from Kentucky | 27 |
| Boxing Hall of Famer | 20 |
| Boxer known for rhymes | 22 |
| Biopic starring Will Smith | 26 |
| Baba with magic words | 21 |
| Baba or Pasha | 13 |
| Baba or MacGraw | 15 |
| Athlete of the century in some polls | 36 |
| 2005 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient | 44 |
| 1996 Olympics honoree | 21 |
| 1996 Olympic hero | 17 |
| "Thrilla in Manila" participant | 41 |
| "The Soul of a Butterfly" memoirist | 45 |
| "The Soul of a Butterfly" autobiographer | 50 |