Floyd "Jumbo" Cummings (born 20 December 1949) is an American former

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best known for his fight with Joe Frazier. Cummings served 12 years in prison for murder in the

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, 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

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Renaldo Snipes Renaldo Snipes (born Reenaold Snipes on August 15, 1956) is an American former boxer, best known for his title championship bout with Larry Holmes. Amateur career Snipes was a two-time Chicago Golden Gloves Champion (1977 and 1978). He lost on a ...

, and

Mitch Green Mitch Green (born January 13, 1957) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1980 to 2005. He is best known for having The distance (boxing), gone the distance with Mike Tyson in 1986, who was undefeated at the time, and had wo ...

, losing decisions against all three. In his last fight, Cummings was stopped by

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. 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

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. He is notable for having been the final opponent of former heavyweight champion

Joe Frazier Joseph William Frazier (January 12, 1944November 7, 2011), nicknamed "Smokin' Joe", was an American professional boxer who competed from 1965 to 1981. He was known for his strength, durability, formidable left hand, and relentless pressure fi ...

, 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

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. In August 2016, Cummings was released from prison.

Professional boxing record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cummings, Floyd 1949 births Boxers from Mississippi Heavyweight boxers American people convicted of murder American sportspeople convicted of crimes Living people American male boxers