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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

Boxing record

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Round	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 and Lineal cruiserweight titles
22	Win	20–2	Carlos De León	SD	12	N/a	6 Jun 1985	Riviera Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	Won WBC and Lineal cruiserweight titles
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	... Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
14	Loss	13–1	Tim Witherspoon	TKO	7	2:25	5 Dec 1981	... 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.

See also

• List of world cruiserweight boxing champions