[1][2][3]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,[4] 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.
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.
Cummings ended his career with a record of 15 wins, six losses, and one draw.