Alfonso Ratliff (25-9, 18) was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, U.S. on February 18, 1956. At the age of 24 years on August 25, 1980, he made his professional boxing debut against Jim Flynn, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On his 22nd career fight at 29 years old, Ratliff became a cruiserweight world champion on June 6, 1985 after defeating Carlos De León via 12-round split decision to win the WBC title.
Ratliff's last fight was a 4th-round KO loss to Lee Roy Murphy at age 33 on June 26, 1989. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
Ratliff has 9 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
34 | Jun 26, 1989 33 years, 4 months 25-9 (18) | Lee Roy Murphy | HW | 4 | KO | LOSS |
33 | Nov 17, 1988 32 years, 8 months 25-8 (18) | Jeff Lampkin | HW | 5 | TKO | LOSS |
32 | Aug 12, 1988 32 years, 5 months 25-7 (18) | Rickey Parkey | CR | 7 | KO | WIN |
31 | May 12, 1988 32 years, 2 months 24-7 (17) | Craig Bodzianowski | CR | 10 | MD | WIN |
30 | Feb 3, 1988 31 years, 11 months 23-7 (17) | Gary Mason | 6 | TKO | LOSS | |
29 | Jan 15, 1988 31 years, 10 months 23-6 (17) | Magne Havnå | 8 | PTS | LOSS | |
28 | Oct 16, 1987 31 years, 7 months 23-5 (17) | Patrick Lumumba | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
27 | Aug 11, 1987 31 years, 5 months 23-4 (17) | Henry Sims | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
26 | Apr 12, 1987 31 years, 1 months 22-4 (16) | Craig Bodzianowski | 10 | MD | WIN | |
25  | Sep 6, 1986 30 years, 6 months 21-4 (16) | 20 years, 2 months 26-0 (24) | 2 | TKO | LOSS | |
24 | Jul 19, 1986 30 years, 5 months 21-3 (16) | Stanley Ross | 5 | RTD | WIN | |
23 | Sep 21, 1985 29 years, 7 months 20-3 (15) | Bernard Benton | CR | 12 | UD | LOSS Lost WBC |
22 | Jun 6, 1985 29 years, 3 months 20-2 (15) | Carlos De León | CR | 12 | SD | WIN Won WBC |
21 | Dec 20, 1984 28 years, 10 months 19-2 (15) | James Dixon | 5 | RTD | WIN | |
20 | May 25, 1984 28 years, 3 months 18-2 (14) | Billy Joe Thomas | 2 | KO | WIN | |
19 | Nov 2, 1983 27 years, 8 months 17-2 (13) | Bashir Wadud | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
18  | Mar 26, 1983 27 years, 1 months 16-2 (12) | 25 years, 1 months 20-0-1 (17) | 10 | TKO | LOSS | |
17 | Oct 5, 1982 26 years, 7 months 16-1 (12) | Henry Porter | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
16 | Jul 19, 1982 26 years, 5 months 15-1 (11) | Clayman Parker | 6 | KO | WIN | |
15 | Mar 13, 1982 26 years 14-1 (10) | Elijah Tillery | 10 | UD | WIN | |
14 | Dec 5, 1981 25 years, 9 months 13-1 (10) | Tim Witherspoon | 7 | TKO | LOSS | |
13 | Oct 3, 1981 25 years, 7 months 13-0 (10) | Vernon Johnston | 2 | KO | WIN | |
12 | Aug 21, 1981 25 years, 6 months 12-0 (9) | Leroy Boone | 10 | UD | WIN | |
11 | Jul 27, 1981 25 years, 5 months 11-0 (9) | Henry Patterson | 2 | KO | WIN | |
10 | Jun 29, 1981 25 years, 4 months 10-0 (8) | Eddie Temple | 2 | KO | WIN | |
9 | Apr 16, 1981 25 years, 1 months 9-0 (7) | David Starkey | 2 | KO | WIN | |
8 | Apr 2, 1981 25 years, 1 months 8-0 (6) | James Dixon | 8 | UD | WIN | |
7 | Mar 9, 1981 25 years 7-0 (6) | Baker Tinsley | 4 | KO | WIN | |
6 | Feb 22, 1981 25 years 6-0 (5) | Stan Johnson | 2 | KO | WIN | |
5 | Jan 15, 1981 24 years, 10 months 5-0 (4) | Johnny Townsend | 8 | UD | WIN | |
4 | Nov 13, 1980 24 years, 8 months 4-0 (4) | Melvin Hosey | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Oct 9, 1980 24 years, 7 months 3-0 (3) | Charles Anderson Atlas | 1 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Sep 22, 1980 24 years, 7 months 2-0 (2) | Mike Chrun | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Aug 25, 1980 24 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | Jim Flynn | 1 | KO | WIN |
