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

Professional 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 Loss 25–9 Lee Roy Murphy KO 4 (10) Jun 26, 1989 33 Loss 25–8 Jeff Lampkin TKO 5 (12), Nov 17, 1988 32 Win 25–7 Rickey Parkey KO 7 (12) Aug 12, 1988 31 Win 24–7 Craig Gator Bodzianowski MD 10 May 12, 1988 30 Loss 23–7 Gary Mason TKO 6 (10), Feb 3, 1988 29 Loss 23–6 Magne Havnå 8 Jan 15, 1988 28 Loss 23–5 Patrick Lumumba UD 10 Oct 16, 1987 27 Win 23–4 Henry Sims TKO 9 (10) Aug 11, 1987 26 Win 22–4 Craig Bodzianowski 10 Apr 12, 1987 25 Loss 21–4 Mike Tyson TKO 2 (10), Sep 6, 1986 24 Win 21–3 Stanley Ross RTD 4 (10), Jul 19, 1986 23 Loss 20–3 Bernard Benton UD 12 Sep 21, 1985 22 Win 20–2 Carlos De León 12 Jun 6, 1985 21 Win 19–2 James Dixon 5 (10), Dec 20, 1984 20 Win 18–2 Billy Joe Thomas KO 2 (10) May 25, 1984 19 Win 17–2 Bashir Wadud TKO 7 (10) Nov 2, 1983 18 Loss 16–2 Pinklon Thomas TKO 10 (10), Mar 26, 1983 17 Win 16–1 Henry Porter TKO 6 (10) Oct 5, 1982 16 Win 15–1 Clayman Parker KO 6 (10), Jul 19, 1982 15 Win 14–1 Elijah Tillery UD 10 Mar 13, 1982 14 Loss 13–1 Tim Witherspoon TKO 7 (10), Dec 5, 1981 13 Win 13–0 Vernon Johnston KO 2 (8) Oct 3, 1981 12 Win 12–0 Leroy Boone UD 10 Aug 21, 1981 11 Win 11–0 Henry Patterson KO 2 (10), Jul 27, 1981 10 Win 10–0 Eddie Temple KO 2 Jun 29, 1981 9 Win 9–0 David Starkey KO 2 (8) Apr 16, 1981 8 Win 8–0 James Dixon UD 8 Apr 2, 1981 7 Win 7–0 Baker Tinsley KO 4 (8) Mar 9, 1981 6 Win 6–0 Stan Johnson KO 2 (6) Feb 22, 1981 5 Win 5–0 Johnny Townsend 8 Jan 15, 1981 4 Win 4–0 Melvin Hosey TKO 5 (6), Nov 13, 1980 3 Win 3–0 Charles Anderson Atlas KO 1 (8) Oct 9, 1980 2 Win 2–0 Mike Chrun 2 (8) Sep 22, 1980 1 Win 1–0 Jim Flynn 1 (6) Aug 25, 1980