By Sean McDaniel: Unbeaten former 2008 Olympic heavyweight bronze medalist David Price (9-0, 7 KO’s) isn’t happy with his 3rd round knockout win over South African Osborne Machimana (18-7-1, 13 KO’s) from last Saturday night at the Leisure Centre, in Brentwood, Essex. Price, 27, wished that the 32-year-old Machimana had come to fight more because he did little but stand and take shots for the most part, with the exception of an occasional left hook to the head.

Machimana is the same fighter that retired former Wladimir Klitschko conqueror Corrie Sanders with a 1st round knockout three years ago in 2008. However, that version of Machimana doesn’t appear to exist anymore, because Machimana has since put on over 50 pounds of flab on his frame and came into the Price fight on Saturday weighing a career high of 299 pounds. This was thirty pounds more than Machinmana weighed for his last fight in March 2010 against Bully Muravha.

If Price wants to get mad at anyone, he needs to get angry at his management for not scouting out Machimana more and noticing that his weight had gotten way out of control to the point where he would have had to take off massive amounts of weight to get back to the same shape he was in when he stopped Sanders in 2008. If Price had fought that version of Machimana, I don’t know who would have won the fight, because Price was getting hit by Machinmana with left hands.

Price knocked Machinmana down two times in the fight and staggered him on another occasion. In the 1st round, Price cornered the overweight looking Machimana and knocked him down with a left hand to the head that hit Machinmana in his left eye, turning it bloodshot almost immediately. In the 3rd, Price staggered Machinmana with an uppercut to the head that caused Machimana to back up and bounce off the ropes. And finally Price took Machinmana out with a right to the midsection followed by a chopping right to the head.

Price looked okay, but a little stiff and lacking in huge power. Compared to most of the heavyweights in the division, he looked good. However, I think Price would have big problems against fellow Brit Dereck Chisora because of his pressure tactics and his tendency to fight on the inside. Price looks vulnerable in close and I think he’s going to have problems in the future unless he develops more power.