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Alfonso Ratliff vs Melvin Hosey — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Alfonso Ratliff

Melvin Hosey

Alfonso Ratliff (25-9) and Melvin Hosey (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Ratliff

25

Wins18 KO · 72%

9

Losses

0

Draws34 tracked bouts

Hosey

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Ratliff leads 1–0

Alfonso Ratliff and Melvin Hosey have met 1 time; Ratliff leads 1–0.

Alfonso Ratliff and Melvin Hosey have met 1 time; Ratliff leads 1–0.
Met1980Nov 13Series
Alfonso RatliffFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Melvin HoseyFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR51Meeting

The Numbers

Ratliff 5 · Hosey 1 of 6 measurable rows
RatliffHosey
Record†
25-9 (edge)0-2
Win %0–100%
73.5% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 18
18 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
72%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
72%—
Times stopped‡max 6
6
2 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 3.8
3.8 (edge)
0.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 34
34
2

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held
Alfonso Ratliff: 6′4″
Melvin Hosey: No height on file
Reachnot held
Alfonso Ratliff: 78″
Melvin Hosey: No reach on file
Agenot held
Alfonso Ratliff: 70
Melvin Hosey: No date of birth
Stance
Alfonso Ratliff: Orthodox
Melvin Hosey: Not recorded

Alfonso Ratliff left, Melvin Hosey right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Alfonso Ratliff25 wins · from 34 tracked bouts

Alfonso Ratliff: 25 tracked wins — 18 by KO/TKO (72%) and 7 on the cards (28%). Counted from 34 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

18 by KO/TKO 72%7 on the cards 28%

Melvin Hosey0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Melvin Hosey: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Hosey yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Alfonso Ratliff 34, Melvin Hosey 2 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Alfonso Ratliff last boxed on Jun 26, 1989 — 13,633 days ago. Ratliff had lost two straight, after two straight wins.LWWLL

Mason Feb 1988Bodzianowski May 1988Parkey Aug 1988Lampkin Nov 1988Murphy Jun 19893.8 tracked bouts per year

Melvin Hosey last boxed on Apr 16, 1983 — 15,896 days ago. Hosey had lost two straight.LL

Ratliff Nov 1980Jaco Apr 19830.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Alfonso Ratliff and Melvin Hosey ever fought each other?
Yes. Alfonso Ratliff and Melvin Hosey met once on November 13, 1980, and Alfonso Ratliff won by TKO in round 5.
The meeting

WNov 13, 1980 · Ratliff · TKO R5

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Ratliff or Hosey?
Alfonso Ratliff is 25-9 and Melvin Hosey is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Alfonso Ratliff has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Ratliff25–973.5%

Hosey0–20%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Ratliff or Hosey?
Alfonso Ratliff has 18 knockout wins and Melvin Hosey has 0. Alfonso Ratliff has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Ratliff1872%

Hosey0

The Numbers ↓
Do Ratliff and Hosey have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Alfonso Ratliff and Melvin Hosey have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Ratliff and Hosey?
This comparison is drawn from 34 bouts tracked for Alfonso Ratliff and 2 bouts tracked for Melvin Hosey. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Ratliff34bouts

Hosey2bouts

How They Win ↓

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