Andrew Maynard (boxer)

Andrew Maynard (born April 8, 1964) is an American former boxer, who won the Light Heavyweight Gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Andrew Maynard
Maynard at the 1987 Pan American Games
Personal information
BornLaurel, Maryland
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
1988 Seoul Light heavyweight
Pan American Games
1987 Indianapolis Light heavyweight

Military service

Andrew Maynard started boxing while serving in the U.S. Army, he was a cook in Fort Carson, Colorado, his latest military rank was specialist.[1]

Amateur career

As an amateur, Maynard was a relentless pressure fighter, often throwing 1000 punches per fight. Maynard was the 1987 and 1988 United States Amateur Champion in the Light Heavyweight division. He won a bronze medal at the 1987 Pan American Games, where he first burst into international prominence beating up on Cuban world champion Pablo Romero, only to collapse in the 2nd round without being hit. Later, Maynard acknowledged he had suffered a broken ankle during a pickup basketball game the day before the Romero bout but didn't tell about it to anybody. "I figure that I owed myself some kind of a gold medal after that situation," he said. So at the 1988 Summer Olympics Maynard methodically avoided all basketball courts in Seoul.[2]

Pan Am Box-offs (178 lbs), International Center of the Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Colorado, July 1987:

  • Defeated Joseph Pemberton

Maynard won the Light Heavyweight Gold Medal for the United States at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Results were:

Professional career

Maynard began his professional career the following year for the Team of Mike Trainer/Sugar Ray Leonard. Maynard himself insisted his management team change his style, and they turned him into a fighter who fought too defensively.

Maynard won his first 12 bouts in the light heavyweight division (175 lbs), prior to getting stopped in the seventh round by Bobby Czyz. Maynard then went on a six fight winning streak, stopping former world light heavyweight champion Matthew Saad Muhammad in 1991, setting up a fight with Frank Tate. Tate dropped Maynard in the 11th round, prompting referee Joe Santarpia to stop the fight.

The following year Maynard moved up to cruiserweight to challenge WBC World Cruiserweight champion Anaclet Wamba, who knocked Maynard down and won a unanimous decision.

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 his common law wife Cynthia Ann Montgomery

Professional boxing record
26 Wins (21 knockouts, 5 decisions), 13 Losses (9 knockouts, 4 decisions), 1 Draw [3]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 14-1-1 Gary "The Whip" Wilcox TKO 10 20/10/2000 Albany, New York, United States
Win 14-10 Tyler "Working Man" Hughes SD 6 29/04/2000 Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States
Loss 15-22-5 John "Killer" Kiser TKO 1 05/02/2000 Denver, Colorado, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:59 of the first round.
Win 3-1 Joe Escamilla TKO 5 25/09/1999 Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States
Draw 7-3-2 Leon "Shades of" Gray PTS 6 29/07/1999 Denver, Colorado, United States
Loss 29-0 "Super" Brian Nielsen TKO 6 18/10/1996 Vejle, Denmark
Loss 12-4-1 Justin Fortune TD 4 29/05/1996 Rochester, Washington, United States
Loss 14-0 Torsten May KO 10 20/04/1996 Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Loss 33-1 Kenny Keene UD 10 13/03/1996 Los Angeles, California, United States
Loss 18-0 Sergey "Russian Bear" Kobozev TKO 10 27/08/1994 Miami Beach, Florida, United States USBA Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:37 of the tenth round.
Win 15-36-2 Danny Wofford PTS 8 20/07/1994 Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Win 16-7-1 Tim "Scrap Iron" Johnson TKO 2 11/05/1994 Annandale, Virginia, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:36 of the second round.
Win 7-11 Alonzo Cutchins TKO 1 02/04/1994 Richmond, Virginia, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:32 of the first round.
Loss 50-4-1 Thomas "Hitman" Hearns TKO 1 06/11/1993 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:34 of the first round.
Loss 10-0 Egerton Marcus RTD 8 22/05/1993 Washington, District of Columbia, United States NABF Light Heavyweight Title.
Win 7-8 Larry Davis KO 2 26/03/1993 Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
Loss 26-5 Eric Nicoletta UD 10 29/01/1993 Nimes, Gard, France 96-98, 96-98, 94-98.
Win 3-9-1 Charles Price TKO - referee stoppage! 7 09/12/1992 Virginia Beach, United States
Loss 38-2 Anaclet Wamba UD 12 16/10/1992 Bercy, France WBC World Cruiserweight Title. 110-118, 112-118, 113-116.
Win 16-6 Jeff McCall KO 4 29/08/1992 Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States McCall knocked out at 2:12 of the fourth round.
Loss 28-2 Frank Tate TKO 11 10/01/1992 New York City, United States NABF Light Heavyweight Title.
Win 39-14-3 Matthew Saad Muhammad TKO 3 29/10/1991 Washington, District of Columbia, United States Referee stopped the bout at 0:20 of the third round.
Win 13-1-1 Ed Mack TKO 10 18/06/1991 Washington, District of Columbia, United States NABF Light Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:41 of the tenth round.
Win 9-0-1 Govoner Chavers TKO 12 20/04/1991 Stateline, Nevada, United States NABF Light Heavyweight Title.
Win 10-3-1 "Lightning" Lenzie Morgan TKO 8 26/02/1991 Washington, District of Columbia, United States NABF Light Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:02 of the eighth round.
Win 19-24 Robert Curry TKO 5 24/01/1991 Owings Mills, Maryland, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:45 of the fifth round.
Win 12-9-1 Keith "Sir Jabalot" McMurray UD 8 25/10/1990 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 80-71, 80-71, 78-73.
Loss 35-5 Bobby "Matinee Idol" Czyz KO 7 24/06/1990 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Maynard knocked out at 0:42 of the seventh round.
Win 14-4 Art Jimmerson RTD 3 29/04/1990 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States NABF Light Heavyweight Title.
Win 22-7 Mike Sedillo MD 12 01/04/1990 Stateline, Nevada, United States NABF Light Heavyweight Title. 113-113, 115-111, 116-110.
Win 15-4-2 Kemper Morton TKO 3 02/02/1990 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 11-3-2 Mike DeVito UD 8 07/12/1989 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 5-5 Carl "Little Truth" Williams TKO 5 12/09/1989 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 7-11-1 Arthur "Butch" Hall KO 5 15/08/1989 West Orange, New Jersey, United States Hall knocked out at 0:46 of the fifth round.
Win 8-1 Greg Townes KO 3 15/07/1989 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 12-5-1 "Cowboy" Stephen Schwann TKO 1 12/06/1989 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:34 of the first round.
Win 5-9 John "King Bee" Keys TKO 6 22/05/1989 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:10 of the sixth round.
Win 1-2 Anthony Williams TKO 2 18/04/1989 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 1-0 Rodney Brown TKO 2 25/03/1989 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:29 of the second round.
Win -- Zack Worthy TKO 1 24/02/1989 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:49 of the first round.
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References
  1. "Army Olympic Update". Army. 38 (11): 71. November 1988. ISSN 0004-2455. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
  2. Boxers Rise From Swamp By Dave Nightingale, St Louis Sporting News, October 10, 1988.
  3. http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=3432&cat=boxer
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