Alfonso Ratliff (born February 18, 1956) is an American former
professional boxer
Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...
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
Mitch Green (born January 13, 1957) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1980 to 2005. He is best known for having gone the distance with Mike Tyson in 1986, who was undefeated at the time, and had won 20 matches in a row ...
in intercity competition.
Professional boxing career
Ratliff turned
professional
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in 1980 and won the WBC and lineal cruiserweight titles with a decision win over
Carlos De León
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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
Lee Roy Murphy (born July 16, 1958) is a retired American professional boxer. He held the IBF cruiserweight title from 1984 to 1986.
Amateur career
Murphy represented Chicago at three consecutive Intercity Golden Gloves dispatching his rivals ...
.
Professional boxing record
See also
*
List of world cruiserweight boxing champions
References
External links
*
Alfonso Ratliff - CBZ Profile
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1956 births
Living people
American male boxers
African-American boxers
Boxers from Mississippi
Sportspeople from Clarksdale, Mississippi
Boxers from Chicago
Heavyweight boxers
World cruiserweight boxing champions
World Boxing Council champions
The Ring (magazine) champions