Price vs Hammer

Who won Price vs Hammer?

Christian Hammer beat David Price by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday 4th February 2017 at Olympia in 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 loses and 0  draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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

The stats suggested Price had a massive power advantage over Hammer, boosting at 86% knock out percentage over Hammer's 55%.

Christian Hammer was the younger man by 4 years, at 29 years old.

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

Both Christian Hammer & 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, 214 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 201lb 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 15th October 2016 by split decision in their 12 round contest at Germany, Hamburg.

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

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

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

He had defeated Irineu Beato Costa Junior on 31st October 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 1st October 2016 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Germany.

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

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

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

He had lost to Erkan Teper on 17th July 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 to 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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.