"I felt like I gave 100 percent. He didn't want to go to the ground, and I wasn't going to win a boxing match with him. ...Before the fight, Maynard told FanHouse in an interview that he plans to continue challenging himself athletically, including climbing Mount Mitchell in North Carolina, the highest peak in eastern North America.
"When I walked in the cage, and when [Fry] was first able to initiate contact, I realized this was the most serious thing I'd ever gotten myself into, and I loved it," he said. "I think my ear is still buzzing from that first shot. ...
"I didn't win tonight. I have to get back on the horse and perfect things. This has given me a taste. I want to get back in there and do it again. I'm only 23 years old. I've got a lot of time left athletically."
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