Alfonso Ratliff | |
Realname: | Alfonso Ratliff |
Nickname: | Alfonso/Alonzo |
Weight: | Cruiserweight |
Height: | 6 ft 4 in |
Reach: | 78 in |
Birth Date: | February 18, 1956 |
Birth Place: | Clarksdale, Mississippi, U.S. |
Style: | Orthodox |
Total: | 34 |
Wins: | 25 |
Ko: | 18 |
Losses: | 9 |
Alfonso Ratliff (born February 18, 1956) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1980 to 1989, holding the WBC and The Ring cruiserweight titles in 1985. He was later coaching at the Harvey Boxing Club in Harvey IL.
As an amateur, Ratliff won the Chicago Golden Gloves title in 1980, and won a decision against Mitch Green in intercity competition.
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.[2] 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.
|-|34|Loss|25–9|align=left| Lee Roy Murphy|KO|4|?|26 Jun 1989|align=left| |align=left||-|33|Loss|25–8|align=left| Jeff Lampkin|TKO|5|2:14|17 Nov 1988|align=left| |align=left||-|32|Win|25–7|align=left| Rickey Parkey|KO|7|?|12 Aug 1988|align=left| |align=left||-|31|Win|24–7|align=left| Craig Bodzianowski|MD|10|N/a|12 May 1988|align=left| |align=left||-|30|Loss|23–7|align=left| Gary Mason|TKO|6|1:17|3 Feb 1988|align=left| |align=left||-|29|Loss|23–6|align=left| Magne Havnå|PTS|8|N/a|15 Jan 1988|align=left| |align=left||-|28|Loss|23–5|align=left| Patrick Lumumba|UD|10|N/a|16 Oct 1987|align=left| |align=left||-|27|Win|23–4|align=left| Henry Sims|TKO|9|2:26|11 Aug 1987|align=left| |align=left||-|26|Win|22–4|align=left| Craig Bodzianowski|MD|10|N/a|12 Apr 1987|align=left| |align=left||-|25|Loss|21–4|align=left| Mike Tyson|TKO|2|1:41|6 Sep 1986|align=left| |align=left||-|24|Win|21–3|align=left| Stanley Ross|RTD|5|3:00|19 Jul 1986|align=left| |align=left||-|23|Loss|20–3|align=left| Bernard Benton|UD|12|N/a|21 Sep 1985|align=left| |align=left||-|22|Win|20–2|align=left| Carlos De León|SD|12|N/a|6 Jun 1985|align=left| |align=left||-|21|Win|19–2|align=left| James Dixon|RTD|5|3:00|20 Dec 1984|align=left| |align=left||-|20|Win|18–2|align=left| Billy Joe Thomas|KO|2|2:30|25 May 1984|align=left| |align=left||-|19|Win|17–2|align=left| Bashir Wadud|TKO|7|?|02 Nov 1983|align=left| |align=left||-|18|Loss|16–2|align=left| Pinklon Thomas|TKO|10|2:36|26 Mar 1983|align=left| |align=left||-|17|Win|16–1|align=left| Henry Porter|TKO|6|1:51|05 Oct 1982|align=left| |align=left||-|16|Win|15–1|align=left| Clayman Parker|KO|6|0:32|19 Jul 1982|align=left| |align=left||-|15|Win|14–1|align=left| Elijah Tillery|UD|10|N/a|13 Mar 1982|align=left| |align=left||-|14|Loss|13–1|align=left| Tim Witherspoon|TKO|7|2:25|5 Dec 1981|align=left| |align=left||-|13|Win|13–0|align=left| Vernon Johnston|KO|2|?|3 Oct 1981|align=left| |align=left||-|12|Win|12–0|align=left| Leroy Boone|UD|10|N/a|21 Aug 1981|align=left| |align=left||-|11|Win|11–0|align=left| Henry Patterson|KO|2|1:37|27 Jul 1981|align=left| |align=left||-|10|Win|10–0|align=left| Eddie Temple|KO|2|?|29 Jun 1981|align=left| |align=left||-|9|Win|9–0|align=left| David Starkey|KO|2|1:27|16 Apr 1981|align=left| |align=left||-|8|Win|8–0|align=left| James Dixon|UD|8|?|2 Apr 1981|align=left| |align=left||-|7|Win|7–0|align=left| Baker Tinsley|KO|4|?|9 Mar 1981|align=left| |align=left||-|6|Win|6–0|align=left| Stan Johnson|KO|2|?|22 Feb 1981|align=left| |align=left||-|5|Win|5–0|align=left| Johnny Townsend|UD|8|N/a|15 Jan 1981|align=left| |align=left||-|4|Win|4–0|align=left| Melvin Hosey|TKO|5|1:50|13 Nov 1980|align=left| |align=left||-|3|Win|3–0|align=left| Charles Anderson Atlas|KO|1|?|9 Oct 1980|align=left| |align=left||-|2|Win|2–0|align=left| Mike Chrun|TKO|2|1:50|22 Sep 1980|align=left| |align=left||-|1|Win|1–0|align=left| Jim Flynn|KO|1|2:11|25 Aug 1980|align=left| |align=left||}