Price vs Hammer

Who won Price vs Hammer?

Christian Hammer beat David Price by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, February 4th, 2017, at Olympia, Kensington.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Price vs Hammer stats

Back in February 2017, Christian Hammer stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 4 losses, and 0  draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

David Price made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 18 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Price had a massive power advantage over Hammer, boasting a 86% knockout percentage compared to Hammer's 55%.

Christian Hammer was the younger man by 4 years, at 30 years old.

Price had a height advantage of 6 inches over Hammer. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Christian Hammer and David Price fought out of an orthodox stance.

Hammer was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2008, 4 months earlier than Price, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 101 more professional rounds, totaling 214 compared to Price's 113.

Christian Hammer went into the fight ranked number 14 by the WBC, 6 by the WBO, and 8 by the IBF at heavyweight.

David Price was ranked number 12 by the WBO, and 14 by the IBF in the Heavyweight division.

Price vs Hammer form

Hammer had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Erkan Teper on October 15, 2016, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Germany, Hamburg.

Prior to that, he had won against Michael Sprott on March 18, 2016, by knockout in the 1st round at Circus, Bucharest, Romania.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Sherman Williams on August 28, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Pationoarul Dunarea, Galati.

Before that, he had been beaten by Tyson Fury on February 28, 2015, by unanimous decision in the 8th round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He had defeated Irineu Beato Costa Junior on October 31, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Kugelbake-Halle, Cuxhaven, Germany.

David Price had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Ivica Perkovic on October 1, 2016, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Germany.

Prior to that, he had won against Ivica Perkovic on October 1, 2016, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Jahnsportforum, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Vaclav Pejsar on May 29, 2016, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Goodison Park Stadium, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Vaclav Pejsar on May 29, 2016, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Goodison Park Stadium, Merseyside.

He had lost to Erkan Teper on July 17, 2015, by knockout in the 2nd round at Ludwigsburg MHP Arena, Ludwigsburg, Germany.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, David Price had been fighting more than Christian Hammer.

Going into this contest, Christian Hammer had last fought 3 months and 20 days ago, while David Price's last outing had been 4 months and 3 days ago.

Hammer's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

Price's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Price vs Hammer start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM GMT at Olympia, Kensington, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

What were the odds on Price vs Hammer?

Christian Hammer was a 47/25 (+190) underdog going into the contest, while David Price made his way into the ring at 2/5 (-250) with oddsmakers.