About Floyd Cummings
Born 1949. Floyd Cummings is an American boxer.
Floyd "Jumbo" Cummings (born 20 December 1949) is an American former professional boxer best known for being the final opponent of Joe Frazier. In an interview with Sky, Frank Bruno described Cummings as the hardest hitting opponent he had ever faced even more powerful than Heavyweight Champions Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis, Tim Witherspoon and James Smith.
Cummings served 12 years in prison for murder in the Stateville Correctional Center, Illinois, and upon his release started boxing professionally, making his debut in March 1979 at the age of 29.
He was a fringe contender in the heavyweight division in the early 1980s, fighting such opponents as Tim Witherspoon, Renaldo Snipes, and Mitch Green, losing decisions against all three. In his last fight, Cummings was stopped by Frank Bruno. Though Bruno was somewhat fortunate to survive a right hand blow on the bell of round one that left him severely dazed and on the back foot till late in the second, from which Bruno had to be helped to his corner by Terry Lawless.
He fought Joe Frazier in 1981, in what was to be a one-off comeback fight; the fight ended in a controversial draw, with Cummings badly hurting Frazier with heavy hits that caused Frazier's mouth to bleed and left eye to swell. Cummings ended his career with a record of 15 wins, six losses, and one draw.
In 2002, Cummings was sentenced to life imprisonment for armed robbery. In August 2016, Cummings was released from prison.
Professional boxing record
Loss 15-6-1
TKO 7 11/10/1983
Loss 15-5-1
UD 10 16/07/1983
Loss 15-4-1
UD 10 16/02/1983
Loss 15-3-1
PTS 10 14/08/1982
Loss 15-2-1
KO 8 02/05/1982
Draw 15-1-1
MD 10 03/12/1981
Win 15-1
KO 9 27/07/1981
Loss 14-1
UD 10 08/03/1981
Win 14-0
KO 1 15/01/1981
Win 13-0
TKO 8 11/12/1980
Win 12-0
SD 10 10/09/1980
Win 11-0
KO 1 25/08/1980
Win 10-0
KO 3 12/06/1980
Win 9-0
TKO 1 15/05/1980
Win 8-0
KO 2 17/04/1980
Win 7-0
KO 2 18/02/1980
Win 6-0
TKO 2 01/02/1980
Win 5-0
UD 6 15/12/1979
Win 4-0
KO 4 20/11/1979
Win 3-0
TKO 4 30/07/1979
Win 2-0
KO 1 20/07/1979
Win 1-0
KO 1 18/06/1979
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Who is Floyd Cummings?
American boxer
When was Floyd Cummings born?
Floyd Cummings was born on 20 December 1949 in Ruleville.
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Floyd Cummings is a boxer.
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