Floyd "Jumbo" Cummings (born 20 December 1949) is an American former professional boxer best known for his fight with Joe Frazier.

Floyd Cummings
Born(1949-12-20)December 20, 1949 (age 73)
NationalityAmerican
Other namesJumbo
Statistics
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
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 till 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

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15 Wins (13 knockouts, 2 decisions), 6 Losses (2 knockouts, 4 decisions), 1 Draw [1]
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

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  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. ^ "Ex-heavyweight contender Cummings strikes out". SI.com. 2002-09-21. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
  3. ^ Hosey, Joseph (Aug 4, 2016). "Heavyweight Fighter Jumbo Cummings Released From Prison". Patch. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
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