Alfonso Ratliff

Alfonso Ratcliff (born February 18, 1956) is an American former boxer.

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 cruiserweight title 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

25 Wins (18 knockouts, 7 decisions), 9 Losses (6 knockouts, 3 decisions) [1]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	26-2	Lee Roy "Solid Gold" Murphy	KO	4	26/06/1989	Villa Park, Illinois, United States	Illinois Heavyweight Title.
Loss	29-13-1	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	20-7	Ricky Parkey	KO	7	12/08/1988	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States	IBF USBA Cruiserweight Title.
Win	20-1	Craig "Gator" Bodzianowski	MD	10	12/05/1988	Harvey, Illinois, United States	Illinois Heavyweight/Cruiserweight Titles. 47-44, 46-45, 46-46.
Loss	23-0	Gary Mason	TKO	6	03/02/1988	Wembley, London, United Kingdom	Referee stopped the bout at 1:17 of the sixth round.
Loss	7-0	Magne Havnaa	PTS	8	15/01/1988	Skive, Denmark
Loss	6-2	Patrick "Killer" Lumumba	UD	10	16/10/1987	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	93-97, 94-96, 94-96.
Win	16-10	Henry Sims	TKO	9	11/08/1987	Chicago, Illinois, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:26 of the ninth round.
Win	17-0	Craig "Gator" Bodzianowski	MD	10	12/04/1987	Chicago, Illinois, United States	46-45, 46-46, 47-44.
Loss	26-0	"Iron" Mike Tyson	TKO	2	06/09/1986	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:41 of the second round.
Win	9-10-1	Stanley "The Boss" Ross	RTD	5	19/07/1986	Wembley, London, United Kingdom	Ross retired at 0:10 of the fifth round.
Loss	17-3-1	Bernard "The Bull" Benton	UD	12	21/09/1985	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	WBC World Cruiserweight Title. 112-117, 113-115, 113-115.
Win	39-3	Carlos De Leon	SD	12	06/06/1985	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	WBC World Cruiserweight Title. 116-113, 114-117, 117-114.
Win	14-33-2	James "Senator" Dixon	RTD	5	20/12/1984	Chicago, Illinois, United States	Dixon retired at 3:00 of the fifth round.
Win	3-14	Billy Joe Thomas	KO	2	25/05/1984	Chicago, Illinois, United States	Thomas knocked out at 2:30 of the second round.
Win	10-9-1	Bashir Wadud	TKO	7	02/11/1983	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Loss	20-0-1	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	12-9	Henry "Train" Porter	TKO	6	05/10/1982	Chicago, Illinois, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:51 of the sixth round.
Win	30-16-1	Clayman "Sandman" Parker	KO	6	19/07/1982	Chicago, Illinois, United States	Parker knocked out at 0:32 of the sixth round.
Win	12-1	Elijah "Phoenix Steel" Tillery	UD	10	13/03/1982	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Loss	12-0	"Terrible" Tim Witherspoon	TKO	7	05/12/1981	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	8-14-1	Vernon "Bad Boy" Johnston	KO	2	03/10/1981	Rosemont, Illinois, United States
Win	13-7-1	Leroy Boone	UD	10	21/08/1981	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win	6-13	Henry "Bulldog" Patterson	KO	2	27/07/1981	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win	4-14	Eddie Temple	KO	2	29/06/1981	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win	1-3	David "Moral Maze" Starkey	KO	2	16/04/1981	Chicago, Illinois, United States	Starkey knocked out at 1:27 of the second round.
Win	14-18-1	James "Senator" Dixon	UD	8	02/04/1981	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win	14-16	Baker "Bear" Tinsley	KO	4	09/03/1981	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win	--	Stan White Johnson	KO	2	22/02/1981	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win	9-14	Johnny "Big Jake" Townsend	UD	8	15/01/1981	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win	1-4	Melvin "Dino" Hosey	TKO	5	13/11/1980	Chicago, Illinois, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:50 of the fifth round.
Win	8-25	Charles Anderson Atlas	KO	1	09/10/1980	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Win	0-1	Mike Chrun	TKO	2	22/09/1980	Chicago, Illinois, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:50 of the second round.
Win	0-4	"Modern Fireman" Jim Flynn	KO	1	25/08/1980	Chicago, Illinois, United States	Flynn knocked out at 2:11 of the first round.

External links

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• Professional boxing record for Alfonso Ratliff from BoxRec

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