Career
Cummings served 12 years in prison for murder in the Stateville Correctional Center, Illinois, and upon his release started boxing professionally, making his debut in March 1979 at the age of 29. 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.
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.