Floyd Cummings

Floyd "Jumbo" Cummings (born 20 December 1949 in Mississippi) is a retired American heavyweight boxer best known for his fight with Joe Frazier.

Floyd Cummings
Statistics
Real nameFloyd Cummings
Nickname(s)Jumbo
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
NationalityAmerican
Born(1949-12-20)December 20, 1949 (age 70)
Mississippi
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights22
Wins15
Wins by KO13
Losses6
Draws1

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 til late in the second, from which Bruno had to be helped to his corner by Terry Lawless.

He is notable for having been the final opponent of former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier, when Frazier made a brief comeback in 1981; the fight was scored a draw. 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.[2] In August 2016, Cummings was released from prison. [3]

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, Kensington, London 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 86–100, 88–100, 89–100
Loss 15-4-1 10-0-1 Mitch Green UD 10 16/02/1983 Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Loss 15-3-1 15-3 Larry Frazier PTS 10 14/08/1982 Stouffers Ballroom, Cleveland, Ohio
Loss 15-2-1 13-3 Jeff Sims KO 8 02/05/1982 Playboy Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Draw 15-1-1 32-4 Joe Frazier MD 10 03/12/1981 International Amphitheatre, Chicago, Illinois 47–47, 46–46, 46–45
Win 15-1 5-6 Bobby Jordan KO 9 27/07/1981 International Amphitheatre, Chicago, Illinois Jordan knocked out at 1:19 of the ninth round.
Loss 14-1 19-0 Renaldo Snipes UD 10 08/03/1981 Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win 14-0 10-29-2 "Memphis" Al Jones KO 1 15/01/1981 Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois 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
Win 12-0 5-15 Johnny Warr SD 10 10/09/1980 Cicero Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
Win 11-0 0-13 Jesse Clark KO 1 25/08/1980 Bismark Hotel, Chicago, Illinois Clark knocked out at 1:31 of the first round.
Win 10-0 -- Mike "Razorblade" Jackson KO 3 12/06/1980 Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois
Win 9-0 8-24 Charles A. Atlas TKO 1 15/05/1980 Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois
Win 8-0 1-6 Vic Wallace KO 2 17/04/1980 Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois
Win 7-0 4-2 Amos Haynes KO 2 18/02/1980 Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois
Win 6-0 4-39 Sylvester Wilder TKO 2 01/02/1980 International Amphitheatre, Chicago, Illinois 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
Win 4-0 6-1 Cornell Verse KO 4 20/11/1979 Circle Arena, Chicago, Illinois
Win 3-0 2-1 George Gofarth TKO 4 30/07/1979 International Amphitheatre, Chicago, Illinois
Win 2-0 -- Jim Flynn KO 1 20/07/1979 UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois
Win 1-0 0-4 Dave Watkins KO 1 18/06/1979 Arnie's North Restaurant, Highland Park, Illinois

References
  1. Nack, William (1981-12-14). "A Sad Show For Smokeless Joe". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
  2. "Ex-heavyweight contender Cummings strikes out". SI.com. 2002-09-21. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
  3. https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/heavyweight-fighter-jumbo-cummings-released-prison
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