On June 6, 1985, a 29-year-old Alfonso Ratliff (19-2, 15 KOs) got a shot at the WBC cruiserweight title held by Carlos De León.
Ratliff came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 17 days.
Alfonso Ratliff defeated Carlos De León via split decision and wins the WBC title — in his first world-title fight. Ratliff improves his record to 20-2
On August 12, 1988, a 32-year-old Alfonso Ratliff (24-7, 17 KOs) and Rickey Parkey met in the ring in a cruiserweight bout.
Ratliff came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months.
Alfonso Ratliff stopped Rickey Parkey via KO in the 7th round. Ratliff improves his record to 25-7 (18 KOs)
On September 21, 1985, the 29-year-old WBC cruiserweight world champion, Alfonso Ratliff (20-2, 15 KOs), faced Bernard Benton, in a title defense fight.
Ratliff came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 15 days.
Alfonso Ratliff was defending his cruiserweight WBC titles against Bernard Benton and lost via unanimous decision in the 12-round cruiserweight fight, and adds an loss to his record at 20-3.
On March 13, 1982, a 26-year-old Alfonso Ratliff (13-1, 10 KOs) and Elijah Tillery met in the ring.
Ratliff came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 8 days.
Alfonso Ratliff defeated Elijah Tillery via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Ratliff improves his record to 14-1
On August 11, 1987, a 31-year-old Alfonso Ratliff (22-4, 16 KOs) and Henry Sims met in the ring.
Ratliff came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 30 days.
Alfonso Ratliff stopped Henry Sims via TKO in the 9th round. Ratliff improves his record to 23-4 (17 KOs)
On July 19, 1986, a 30-year-old Alfonso Ratliff (20-3, 15 KOs) and Stanley Ross met in the ring.
Ratliff came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 months and 28 days.
Alfonso Ratliff stopped Stanley Ross via RTD in the 5th round. Ratliff improves his record to 21-3 (16 KOs)
On December 20, 1984, a 28-year-old Alfonso Ratliff (18-2, 14 KOs) and James Dixon met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Ratliff came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 25 days.
In the rematch, Alfonso Ratliff stopped James Dixon via RTD in the 5th round. Ratliff improves his record to 19-2 (15 KOs)
On November 2, 1983, a 27-year-old Alfonso Ratliff (16-2, 12 KOs) and Bashir Wadud met in the ring.
Ratliff came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 7 days.
Alfonso Ratliff stopped Bashir Wadud via TKO in the 7th round. Ratliff improves his record to 17-2 (13 KOs)
On October 5, 1982, a 26-year-old Alfonso Ratliff (15-1, 11 KOs) and Henry Porter met in the ring.
Ratliff came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 16 days.
Alfonso Ratliff stopped Henry Porter via TKO in the 6th round. Ratliff improves his record to 16-1 (12 KOs)
On November 13, 1980, a 24-year-old Alfonso Ratliff (3-0, 3 KOs) and Melvin Hosey met in the ring.
Ratliff came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 4 days.
Alfonso Ratliff stopped Melvin Hosey via TKO in the 5th round. Ratliff improves his record to 4-0 (4 KOs)