Alfonso Ratliff

Alfonso Ratliff
Alfonso Ratliff
Statistics
Nickname(s)	Alfonso/Alonzo
Weight(s)	Cruiserweight
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Nationality	American
Born	February 18, 1956; Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	34
Wins	25
Wins by KO	18
Losses	9
Draws	0

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.

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.

References

"Alfonso Ratliff - Lineal Cruiserweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.

External links

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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[1] "Alfonso Ratliff - Lineal Cruiserweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.