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Alfonso Ratliff Record

25-9
Total Fights34
Wins25
Losses9
Draws0
No-Contests0
Title Wins1
Title Defenses0
Title-Fight KOs0
KO Wins18
KO Losses6
Alfonso Ratliff Record & Stats
Clarksdale, Mississippi, U.S.
“Alonzo”
Born
Feb 18, 1956
Age
68
Debut
Aug 25, 1980
Record
25-9
Title Fights
2
KOs
18 (52.9%)
Height
193 cm
Reach
198 cm
Ape Index
5 cm
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
WBC
CR
w1
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      What is Alfonso Ratliff's boxing record?

      In a professional boxing career spanning eight years and 10 months, Alfonso Ratliff fought 34 times with 25 wins and 9 losses.

      Ratliff retired from professional boxing with a record of 25-9, which included one cruiserweight world-title win. He had a 52.9% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 18 of his total 34 fights being knockout wins. Ratliff suffered six knockout losses, none of which were in title fights.

      His last fight was a 4th round KO defeat to Lee Roy Murphy on June 26, 1989.

      Some of Ratliff's best fights and notable victories include wins over Carlos De León, Rickey Parkey, Stanley Ross, Elijah Tillery, Henry Sims, James Dixon, and Billy Joe Thomas.

      #DateAgeOpponentResVia
      34Jun 26, 198933Lee Roy MurphyLossKO4
      33Nov 17, 198832Jeff LampkinLossTKO5
      32Aug 12, 198832Rickey ParkeyWinKO7
      31May 12, 198832Craig BodzianowskiWinMD
      30Feb 3, 198831Gary MasonLossTKO6
      29Jan 15, 198831Magne HavnåLossPTS
      28Oct 16, 198731Patrick LumumbaLossUD
      27Aug 11, 198731Henry SimsWinTKO9
      26Apr 12, 198731Craig BodzianowskiWinMD
      25Sep 6, 198630Mike TysonLossTKO2
      24Jul 19, 198630Stanley RossWinRTD5
      23Sep 21, 198529Bernard BentonLoss *UD
      22Jun 6, 198529Carlos De LeónWin *SD
      21Dec 20, 198428James DixonWinRTD5
      20May 25, 198428Billy Joe ThomasWinKO2
      19Nov 2, 198327Bashir WadudWinTKO7
      18Mar 26, 198327Pinklon ThomasLossTKO10
      17Oct 5, 198226Henry PorterWinTKO6
      16Jul 19, 198226Clayman ParkerWinKO6
      15Mar 13, 198226Elijah TilleryWinUD
      14Dec 5, 198125Tim WitherspoonLossTKO7
      13Oct 3, 198125Vernon JohnstonWinKO2
      12Aug 21, 198125Leroy BooneWinUD
      11Jul 27, 198125Henry PattersonWinKO2
      10Jun 29, 198125Eddie TempleWinKO2
      9Apr 16, 198125David StarkeyWinKO2
      8Apr 2, 198125James DixonWinUD
      7Mar 9, 198125Baker TinsleyWinKO4
      6Feb 22, 198125Stan JohnsonWinKO2
      5Jan 15, 198124Johnny TownsendWinUD
      4Nov 13, 198024Melvin HoseyWinTKO5
      3Oct 9, 198024Charles Anderson AtlasWinKO1
      2Sep 22, 198024Mike ChrunWinTKO2
      1Aug 25, 198024Jim FlynnWinKO1

      * World-title fight

      Boxing career

      Alfonso Ratliff (Alonzo) is a 68-year old retired American professional boxer. He was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, U.S. on February 18, 1956. He is a former cruiserweight world champion. His professional boxing career spanned more than 8 years — from 1980 to 1989.

      Ratliff made his professional boxing debut against Jim Flynn at the age of 24 on August 25, 1980, defeating Flynn via 1st round KO. He went on to win 12 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 9 wins via stoppage.

      He had his first world title fight at the age of 29 on June 6, 1985 after 21 professional fights, against Carlos De León for the cruiserweight WBC title. He defeated León via 12 round split decision to become the cruiserweight champion of the world.

      Ratliff has won one world title at cruiserweight. For all the details about Ratliff's world title wins and defenses refer to the "Championships" section below.

      Ratliff had a total of nine losses in his professional boxing career.

      His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Lee Roy Murphy on June 26, 1989. Ratliff lost the fight via 4th round KO. It's been 34 years, 9 months, and 2 days since this fight.

      Championships

      Ratliff had a total of two world-title fights, which includes winning one world title and zero successful title defenses. He won one of these fights and lost one.

      Title Wins

      Alfonso Ratliff fought for a cruiserweight world title once, which he won via split decision. He won one cruiserweight belt.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles WonMethod
      Jun 6, 1985Carlos De LeónCruiserweightWBCSD

      Title Losses

      Alfonso Ratliff lost one world-title defense fight, and lost one title in the fight.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles LostMethod
      Sep 21, 1985Bernard BentonCruiserweightWBCUD

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