# Alfonso Ratliff

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.

## 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. 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

| 34 fights | 25 wins | 9 losses |
| By knockout | 18 | 6 |
| By decision | 7 | 3 |
Key to abbreviations used for results :
| DQ | Disqualification | RTD | Corner retirement |
| KO | Knockout | SD | Split decision / split draw |
| MD | Majority decision / majority draw | TD | Technical decision / technical draw |
| NC | No contest | TKO | Technical knockout |
| PTS | Points decision | UD | Unanimous decision / unanimous draw |
Boxing record :
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round(s) | Time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 34 | Loss | 25–9 | Lee Roy Murphy | KO | 4 | ? | 26 Jun 1989 | Odeum Expo Center, Villa Park, Illinois, U.S. | Lost Illinois Heavyweight Title |
| 33 | Loss | 25–8 | Jeff Lampkin | TKO | 5 | 2:14 | 17 Nov 1988 | Showboat Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | Lost USBA Cruiserweight Title |
| 32 | Win | 25–7 | Rickey Parkey | KO | 7 | ? | 12 Aug 1988 | Eagles Club, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | Won USBA Cruiserweight Title |
| 31 | Win | 24–7 | Craig Bodzianowski | MD | 10 | N/a | 12 May 1988 | Photon Arena, Harvey, Illinois, U.S. | Won Illinois Heavyweight/Cruiserweight Titles |
| 30 | Loss | 23–7 | Gary Mason | TKO | 6 | 1:17 | 3 Feb 1988 | Grand Hall, Wembley, England, U.K. | |
| 29 | Loss | 23–6 | Magne Havnå | PTS | 8 | N/a | 15 Jan 1988 | Skive Hallerne, Skive, Denmark | |
| 28 | Loss | 23–5 | Patrick Lumumba | UD | 10 | N/a | 16 Oct 1987 | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 27 | Win | 23–4 | Henry Sims | TKO | 9 | 2:26 | 11 Aug 1987 | UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 26 | Win | 22–4 | Craig Bodzianowski | MD | 10 | N/a | 12 Apr 1987 | Bismarck Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 25 | Loss | 21–4 | Mike Tyson | TKO | 2 | 1:41 | 6 Sep 1986 | Las Vegas Hilton Winchester, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 24 | Win | 21–3 | Stanley Ross | RTD | 5 | 3:00 | 19 Jul 1986 | Wembley Stadium, London, England, U.K. | |
| 23 | Loss | 20–3 | Bernard Benton | UD | 12 | N/a | 21 Sep 1985 | Riviera Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Lost WBC cruiserweight title |
| 22 | Win | 20–2 | Carlos De León | SD | 12 | N/a | 6 Jun 1985 | Riviera Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Won WBC cruiserweight title |
| 21 | Win | 19–2 | James Dixon | RTD | 5 | 3:00 | 20 Dec 1984 | Bismarck Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 20 | Win | 18–2 | Billy Joe Thomas | KO | 2 | 2:30 | 25 May 1984 | Americana Congress Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 19 | Win | 17–2 | Bashir Wadud | TKO | 7 | ? | 02 Nov 1983 | Americana Congress Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 18 | Loss | 16–2 | Pinklon Thomas | TKO | 10 | 2:36 | 26 Mar 1983 | Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 17 | Win | 16–1 | Henry Porter | TKO | 6 | 1:51 | 05 Oct 1982 | Bismarck Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 16 | Win | 15–1 | Clayman Parker | KO | 6 | 0:32 | 19 Jul 1982 | Bismarck Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | Elijah Tillery | UD | 10 | N/a | 13 Mar 1982 | Playboy Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 14 | Loss | 13–1 | Tim Witherspoon | TKO | 7 | 2:25 | 5 Dec 1981 | Playboy Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Vernon Johnston | KO | 2 | ? | 3 Oct 1981 | Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Leroy Boone | UD | 10 | N/a | 21 Aug 1981 | International Amphitheatre, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Henry Patterson | KO | 2 | 1:37 | 27 Jul 1981 | International Amphitheatre, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Eddie Temple | KO | 2 | ? | 29 Jun 1981 | International Amphitheatre, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | David Starkey | KO | 2 | 1:27 | 16 Apr 1981 | Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | James Dixon | UD | 8 | ? | 2 Apr 1981 | Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Baker Tinsley | KO | 4 | ? | 9 Mar 1981 | Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Stan Johnson | KO | 2 | ? | 22 Feb 1981 | Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Johnny Townsend | UD | 8 | N/a | 15 Jan 1981 | Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Melvin Hosey | TKO | 5 | 1:50 | 13 Nov 1980 | International Amphitheatre, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Charles Anderson Atlas | KO | 1 | ? | 9 Oct 1980 | International Amphitheatre, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Mike Chrun | TKO | 2 | 1:50 | 22 Sep 1980 | Bismarck Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Jim Flynn | KO | 1 | 2:11 | 25 Aug 1980 | Bismarck Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |