Alfonso Ratliff

Alfonso Ratliff (born February 18, 1956) is a retired American professional boxer in the cruiserweight division who held the Lineal and WBC cruiserweight titles. He was later coaching at the Harvey Boxing Club in Harvey IL.

Alfonso Ratliff
Statistics
Nickname(s)Alfonso/Alonzo
Weight(s)Cruiserweight
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
NationalityAmerican
Born (1956-02-18) February 18, 1956
Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights34
Wins25
Wins by KO18
Losses9
Draws0

Amateur boxing career

As an amateur, Ratliff won the Chicago Golden Gloves title in 1980, and won a decision against Mitch Green in intercity competition.

Professional boxing career

Ratliff turned professional in 1980 and won the WBC and lineal cruiserweight titles with a decision win over Carlos De León in 1985.[1] He lost the belt in his first defense to Bernard Benton via decision the same year. In September 1986, Ratliff was stopped in the second round by Mike Tyson, who went on to become the youngest ever world heavyweight champion in his next fight. Ratliff retired in 1989 after a TKO loss to Lee Roy Murphy.

Professional boxing record
25 Wins (18 knockouts, 7 decisions), 9 Losses (6 knockouts, 3 decisions)
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 25-9 Lee Roy "Solid Gold" Murphy KO 4 26/06/1989 Villa Park, Illinois, United States Illinois Heavyweight Title.
Loss 25-8 Jeff Lampkin TKO 5 17/11/1988 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States IBF USBA Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:14 of the fifth round.
Win 25-7 Ricky Parkey KO 7 12/08/1988 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States IBF USBA Cruiserweight Title.
Win 24-7 Craig "Gator" Bodzianowski MD 10 12/05/1988 Harvey, Illinois, United States Illinois Heavyweight/Cruiserweight Titles. 47-44, 46-45, 46-46.
Loss 23-7 Gary Mason TKO 6 03/02/1988 Wembley, London, United Kingdom Referee stopped the bout at 1:17 of the sixth round.
Loss 23-6 Magne Havnaa PTS 8 15/01/1988 Skive, Denmark
Loss 23-5 Patrick "Killer" Lumumba UD 10 16/10/1987 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States 93-97, 94-96, 94-96.
Win 23-4 Henry Sims TKO 9 11/08/1987 Chicago, Illinois, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:26 of the ninth round.
Win 22-4 Craig "Gator" Bodzianowski MD 10 12/04/1987 Chicago, Illinois, United States 46-45, 46-46, 47-44.
Loss 21-4 Mike Tyson TKO 2 06/09/1986 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:41 of the second round.
Win 21-3 Stanley "The Boss" Ross RTD 5 19/07/1986 Wembley, London, United Kingdom
Loss 20-3 Bernard Benton UD 12 21/09/1985 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Lost WBC and lineal cruiserweight titles
Win 20-2 Carlos De Leon SD 12 06/06/1985 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 'Won WBC and lineal cruiserweight titles
Win 19-2 James "Senator" Dixon RTD 5 20/12/1984 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win 18-2 Billy Joe Thomas KO 2 25/05/1984 Chicago, Illinois, United States Thomas knocked out at 2:30 of the second round.
Win 17-2 Bashir Wadud TKO 7 02/11/1983 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Loss 16-2 Pinklon Thomas TKO 10 26/03/1983 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:36 of the tenth round.
Win 16-1 Henry "Train" Porter TKO 6 05/10/1982 Chicago, Illinois, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:51 of the sixth round.
Win 15-1 Clayman "Sandman" Parker KO 6 19/07/1982 Chicago, Illinois, United States Parker knocked out at 0:32 of the sixth round.
Win 14-1 Elijah "Phoenix Steel" Tillery UD 10 13/03/1982 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Loss 13-1 "Terrible" Tim Witherspoon TKO 7 05/12/1981 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 13-0 Vernon "Bad Boy" Johnston KO 2 03/10/1981 Rosemont, Illinois, United States
Win 12-0 Leroy Boone UD 10 21/08/1981 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win 11-0 Henry "Bulldog" Patterson KO 2 27/07/1981 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win 10-0 Eddie Temple KO 2 29/06/1981 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win 9-0 David "Moral Maze" Starkey KO 2 16/04/1981 Chicago, Illinois, United States Starkey knocked out at 1:27 of the second round.
Win 8-0 James "Senator" Dixon UD 8 02/04/1981 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win 7-0 Baker "Bear" Tinsley KO 4 09/03/1981 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win 6-0 Stan White Johnson KO 2 22/02/1981 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win 5-0 Johnny "Big Jake" Townsend UD 8 15/01/1981 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win 4-0 Melvin "Dino" Hosey TKO 5 13/11/1980 Chicago, Illinois, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:50 of the fifth round.
Win 3-0 Charles Anderson Atlas KO 1 09/10/1980 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win 2-0 Mike Chrun TKO 2 22/09/1980 Chicago, Illinois, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:50 of the second round.
Win 1-0 "Modern Fireman" Jim Flynn KO 1 25/08/1980 Chicago, Illinois, United States Flynn knocked out at 2:11 of the first round.

See also

References
  1. "Alfonso Ratliff - Lineal Cruiserweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
Achievements
Preceded by
Carlos DeLeon		 Lineal Cruiserweight Champion
6 June 1985 – 21 September 1985		 Succeeded by
Bernard Benton
Preceded by
Carlos DeLeon		 WBC Cruiserweight Champion
6 June 1985 – 21 September 1985		 Succeeded by
Bernard Benton
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