He probably hits harder than Hopkins but that was a flash knock down with balance a factor, and Joe was fine. I'm not sure Roy hits harder than Lacy "the new Mike Tyson" even though to be honest, just Lacy's such an inferior boxer he doesn't land with full power very often. Roy hasn't brought his heavy weight power down with him.
Even a past prime Eubank using less power landed some decent slugs on Joes young face in rounds he'd never seen before. No way does he hit harder than Kessler, just no way. And Joe took a few of those punches too, so he'd need to land a good few more in succession.
Not saying it couldn't happen and it's more than possible Joe will go down or be in trouble once or twice. But he's never really looked like being KO'd.
Even a past prime Eubank using less power landed some decent slugs on Joes young face in rounds he'd never seen before. No way does he hit harder than Kessler, just no way. And Joe took a few of those punches too, so he'd need to land a good few more in succession.
Not saying it couldn't happen and it's more than possible Joe will go down or be in trouble once or twice. But he's never really looked like being KO'd.
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