Professional career

Ratliff turned professional in 1980 and won the WBC cruiserweight title with a decision win over Carlos De León

Carlos De Leon

Carlos De León, also known as "Sugar" De Leon, is a Puerto Rican former boxer who made history by becoming the first Cruiserweight to win the world title twice.  Subsequently, he kept breaking his own record for the most times as Cruiserweight champion by regaining it twice more.- Career :De León,...

 in 1985. He lost the belt in his first defense to Bernard Benton

Bernard Benton

-Professional career:Known as "The Bull", Benton turned pro in 1981 and won the WBC cruiserweight title with a decision win over Alfonso Ratcliff in 1985. He lost the belt in his first defense to Carlos De León via decision the following year. He retired in 1995....

 via decision the same year. In September 1986, Ratliff was stopped in the second round by Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson

Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson is a retired American boxer. Tyson is a former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF world heavyweight titles, he was 20 years, 4 months and 22 days old...

, who became the youngest world heavyweight champion in his next fight. Ratliff retired in 1989 after a TKO loss to Lee Roy Murphy

Lee Roy Murphy

-Amateur career:Murphy had an amateur record of 157-17, winning the 1979 Light Heavyweight National Golden Gloves and earning a spot on the 1980 United States Olympic team...

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Amateur career

Ratliff did win the 1980 Chicago Golden Gloves title, and in intercity competition, decisioned Mitch Green.

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