Maynard won his first 12 bouts prior to getting stopped in the seventh round by Bobby Czyz on June 24, 1990 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. His apparent shift of training styles from that of a puncher to a boxer during this period was a subject of debate and discussion. One of his following NABF title defenses of particular note came in June of 1991 against Ed “Mac Attack” Mack (13-1-1), with Maynard eventually stopping the game Philadelphian at 2:41 of the tenth round. Mack, who had recently gained notoriety for upsetting highly regarded Booker T. Word in his last bout, was no match for his aggressive counterpart. Maynard accumulated a six-fight winning streak, stopping former world light heavyweight champion Matthew Saad Muhammad in October of 1991 after a barrage of punches thrown over a little more than two rounds and setting up a bout with Frank Tate on January 10, 1992. Tate dropped Maynard in the 11th round, prompting the referee to halt the action. Maynard lost his championship belt to Tate after having successfully defending it on four occasions. Maynard, who fought at 178 pounds as an amateur, had difficulty adjusting to the lower 175-pound light heavyweight limit on the pro level and eventually transitioned to the cruiserweight division. Maynard moved up to cruiserweight to challenge WBC World Cruiserweight champion Anaclet Wamba in a title bout held in Paris, France on October 16, 1992. Knocked down in the first round, the typically slow-starting American battled back courageously and lost by a 12-round unanimous decision with one judge having the bout as close as 113-116. The championship bout versus Wamba was Maynard’s only world title opportunity and only his second bout scheduled in the cruiserweight division. Conceding five pounds at the weigh-in which occurred the day before, Maynard traded punches throughout the bout held the next night with what appeared to be a considerably bigger opponent and was effective at times in landing shots to the body of Wamba. In a display of good sportsmanship by all, Maynard was invited to, and attended, Wamba’s victory party at the sponsor hotel and was well-received by the French fans in attendance. After losing to Wamba, Maynard fought on in obscurity. Among his notable fights which followed were a knockout loss to Thomas Hearns and a stoppage at heavyweight to Brian Nielsen. Maynard retired in 2000 and lives in Harlingen, Texas with