Forrest vs Hunter

Who won Forrest vs Hunter?

Jerry Forrest drew with Michael Hunter by split decision in their 10 round contest on Thursday, December 2nd, 2021, at Hammerstein Ballroom, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 95-95, 96-94, 96-94, meaning it was a split decision.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

The undercard featured the clash of Chaney vs Arias.

Forrest vs Hunter stats

Back in December 2021, Jerry Forrest stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw, 20 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Michael Hunter made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Forrest had a slight advantage in power over Hunter, with a 77% knockout percentage compared to Hunter's 70%.

Jerry Forrest was the same age as Michael Hunter, at 33 years old.

Hunter had a height advantage of 1 inch over Forrest.

Jerry Forrest fought out of the southpaw stance, while Michael Hunter was an orthodox fighter.

Forrest's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Hunter's, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 7 months earlier than Hunter, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 29 fewer professional rounds, totaling 125 compared to Hunter's 154.

Michael Hunter was ranked number 2 by the WBA, 7 by the WBC, and 7 by the WBO in the Heavyweight division.

Forrest vs Hunter form

Hunter had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Mike Wilson on August 3, 2021, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Hulu Theater at MSG, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had drawn with Alexander Povetkin on December 7, 2019, by split draw in their 12 round contest at Diriyah Arena, Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Sergey Kuzmin on September 13, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Before that, he had won against Fabio Maldonado on May 25, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at MGM National Harbor, Maryland.

He had beaten Alexander Ustinov on November 24, 2018, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Casino de Monte Carlo Salle Medecin, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Activity check

Forrest's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

Hunter's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Forrest vs Hunter start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Forrest vs Hunter?

Forrest vs Hunter was broadcast on TrillerTV PPV US in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by TrillerTV Free UK.

What were the odds on Forrest vs Hunter?

Jerry Forrest was a 10/1 (+1000) underdog going into the contest, while Michael Hunter made his way into the ring at 3/100 (-3300) with oddsmakers.