Floyd Cummings

Floyd Cummings
Born	(1949-12-20)December 20, 1949 (age 75) Mississippi
Nationality	American
Other names	Jumbo
Statistics
Weight(s)	Heavyweight
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	22
Wins	15
Wins by KO	13
Losses	6
Draws	1

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, ^[1] 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. ^{[2] [3] [4]} 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. ^[5] In August 2016, Cummings was released from prison. ^[6]

Professional boxing record

15 Wins (13 knockouts, 2 decisions), 6 Losses (2 knockouts, 4 decisions), 1 Draw
Result	Record	Opp. Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	15-6-1	18-0	Frank Bruno	TKO	7	11/10/1983	Royal Albert Hall, London, England	Referee stopped the bout at 2:43 of the seventh round.
Loss	15-5-1	15-1	Tim Witherspoon	UD	10	16/07/1983	The Dunes, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Loss	15-4-1	10-0-1	Mitch Green	UD	10	16/02/1983	Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.
Loss	15-3-1	15-3	Larry Frazier	PTS	10	14/08/1982	Stouffers Ballroom, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Loss	15-2-1	13-3	Jeff Sims	KO	8	02/05/1982	Playboy Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Draw	15-1-1	32-4	Joe Frazier	MD	10	03/12/1981	International Amphitheatre, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Win	15-1	5-6	Bobby Jordan	KO	9	27/07/1981	International Amphitheatre, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.	Jordan knocked out at 1:19 of the ninth round.
Loss	14-1	20-0	Renaldo Snipes	UD	10	08/03/1981	Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	14-0	10-29-2	Al Jones	KO	1	15/01/1981	Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.	Jones knocked out at 2:58 of the first round.
Win	13-0	20-2	George Mostardini	TKO	8	11/12/1980	International Amphitheatre, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Win	12-0	5-15	Johnny Warr	SD	10	10/09/1980	Cicero Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Win	11-0	0-13	Jesse Clark	KO	1	25/08/1980	Bismark Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.	Clark knocked out at 1:31 of the first round.
Win	10-0	--	Mike Jackson	KO	3	12/06/1980	Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Win	9-0	8-24	Charles A. Atlas	TKO	1	15/05/1980	Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Win	8-0	1-6	Vic Wallace	KO	2	17/04/1980	Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Win	7-0	4-2	Amos Haynes	KO	2	18/02/1980	Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Win	6-0	4-39	Sylvester Wilder	TKO	2	01/02/1980	International Amphitheatre, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.	Referee stopped the bout at 2:59 of the second round.
Win	5-0	1-1-1	Larry Sims	UD	6	15/12/1979	Circle Arena, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Win	4-0	6-1	Cornell Verse	KO	4	20/11/1979	Circle Arena, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Win	3-0	2-1	George Gofarth	TKO	4	30/07/1979	International Amphitheatre, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Win	2-0	--	Jim Flynn	KO	1	20/07/1979	UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Win	1-0	0-4	Dave Watkins	KO	1	18/06/1979	Arnie's North Restaurant, Highland Park, Illinois, U.S.

References

1. Nack, William (1981-12-14). "A Sad Show For Smokeless Joe". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 2009-03-22. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
2. "Recalling The Joe Frazier-Jumbo Cummings Fight: No Smoke, No Fire - Latest Boxing News Today". www.boxing247.com. 2019-12-02. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
3. "ESPN.com: BOXING - Cummings receives life sentence for armed robbery". a.espncdn.com. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
4. Last, First. "The 50 Closest and Sometimes Controversial Decisions in Boxing: Volume 3". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
5. "Ex-heavyweight contender Cummings strikes out". SI.com. 2002-09-21. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
6. Hosey, Joseph (Aug 4, 2016). "Heavyweight Fighter Jumbo Cummings Released From Prison". Patch. Retrieved October 6, 2021.

External links

• Boxing record for Floyd Cummings from BoxRec (registration required)