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.
As an amateur, Ratliff won the Chicago Golden Gloves title in 1980, and won a decision against Mitch Green in intercity competition.
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.[2] 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.
| 34 fights | 25 wins | 9 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 18 | 6 |
| By decision | 7 | 3 |
| 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 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round(s), time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Loss | 25–9 | Lee Roy Murphy | KO | 4 (10) | Jun 26, 1989 | Odeum Expo Center, Villa Park, Illinois, U.S. | Lost Illinois heavyweight title |
| 33 | Loss | 25–8 | Jeff Lampkin | TKO | 5 (12), 2:14 | Nov 17, 1988 | Showboat Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | Lost USBA cruiserweight citle |
| 32 | Win | 25–7 | Rickey Parkey | KO | 7 (12) | Aug 12, 1988 | Eagles Club, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | Won vacant USBA cruiserweight title |
| 31 | Win | 24–7 | Craig Gator Bodzianowski | MD | 10 | May 12, 1988 | Photon Arena, Harvey, Illinois, U.S. | Retained Illinois cruiserweight title; Won Illinois heavyweight title |
| 30 | Loss | 23–7 | Gary Mason | TKO | 6 (10), 1:17 | Feb 3, 1988 | Wembley Grand Hall, London, England | |
| 29 | Loss | 23–6 | Magne Havnå | PTS | 8 | Jan 15, 1988 | Skive Hallerne, Skive, Denmark | |
| 28 | Loss | 23–5 | Patrick Lumumba | UD | 10 | Oct 16, 1987 | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 27 | Win | 23–4 | Henry Sims | TKO | 9 (10) | Aug 11, 1987 | UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 26 | Win | 22–4 | Craig Bodzianowski | MD | 10 | Apr 12, 1987 | Bismarck Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Won vacant Illinois cruiserweight title |
| 25 | Loss | 21–4 | Mike Tyson | TKO | 2 (10), 1:41 | Sep 6, 1986 | Las Vegas Hilton Winchester, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 24 | Win | 21–3 | Stanley Ross | RTD | 4 (10), 3:00 | Jul 19, 1986 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | |
| 23 | Loss | 20–3 | Bernard Benton | UD | 12 | Sep 21, 1985 | Riviera Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Lost WBC and The Ring cruiserweight titles |
| 22 | Win | 20–2 | Carlos De León | SD | 12 | Jun 6, 1985 | Riviera Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Won WBC and The Ring cruiserweight titles |
| 21 | Win | 19–2 | James Dixon | RTD | 5 (10), 3:00 | Dec 20, 1984 | Bismarck Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 20 | Win | 18–2 | Billy Joe Thomas | KO | 2 (10) | May 25, 1984 | Americana Congress Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 19 | Win | 17–2 | Bashir Wadud | TKO | 7 (10) | Nov 2, 1983 | Americana Congress Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 18 | Loss | 16–2 | Pinklon Thomas | TKO | 10 (10), 2:36 | Mar 26, 1983 | Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 17 | Win | 16–1 | Henry Porter | TKO | 6 (10) | Oct 5, 1982 | Bismarck Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 16 | Win | 15–1 | Clayman Parker | KO | 6 (10), 0:32 | Jul 19, 1982 | Bismarck Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | Elijah Tillery | UD | 10 | Mar 13, 1982 | Playboy Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 14 | Loss | 13–1 | Tim Witherspoon | TKO | 7 (10), 2:25 | Dec 5, 1981 | Playboy Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Vernon Johnston | KO | 2 (8) | Oct 3, 1981 | Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Leroy Boone | UD | 10 | Aug 21, 1981 | International Amphitheatre, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Henry Patterson | KO | 2 (10), 1:37 | Jul 27, 1981 | International Amphitheatre, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Eddie Temple | KO | 2 | Jun 29, 1981 | International Amphitheatre, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | David Starkey | KO | 2 (8) | Apr 16, 1981 | Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | James Dixon | UD | 8 | Apr 2, 1981 | Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Baker Tinsley | KO | 4 (8) | Mar 9, 1981 | Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Stan Johnson | KO | 2 (6) | Feb 22, 1981 | Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Johnny Townsend | UD | 8 | Jan 15, 1981 | Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Melvin Hosey | TKO | 5 (6), 1:50 | Nov 13, 1980 | International Amphitheatre, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Charles Anderson Atlas | KO | 1 (8) | Oct 9, 1980 | International Amphitheatre, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Mike Chrun | TKO | 2 (8) | Sep 22, 1980 | Bismarck Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Jim Flynn | KO | 1 (6) | Aug 25, 1980 | Bismarck Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
