School Me On Joe Smith Jr.'s POWA...

He's either badly hurt, dropped, stopped or KO'd everyone he's fought since moving up to the world level and becoming a full-time fighter and he may have done at least one of those in the four fights of his that did go the distance prior to then too. He's the only fighter to hurt Bivol

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He hurt Vlasov numerous times and at one point badly - the ref arguably saved Vlasov from a KO defeat that time

They don't include it in this brief HL but this sledgehammer right hand from Smith would've flattened most fighters

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Hart literally ran and held like a female dog all night. Smith floored him and hurt him at least once more. Smith fought Barrera with a broken jaw for 90% of the fight but he dropped him prior to suffering the break. Vlasov was hurt numerous times, including badly. The ref arguably saved Vlasov from a stoppage loss.

He couldn't stop Caminero because he had to pull out in round 4 due to being in agony after getting his jaw broke for the first time

Bivol had never been hurt before let alone stopped. Rosinsky and Mateen have never been stopped

Griffin, Williams and Mateen were all 6 rounders and Smith was a part-time fighter up until a few years ago.

Here's what Otis Griffin has to say about Smith

He said that dude is a freaking moose and that it hurt when he hit him and when Smith was leaning on him it felt like he was pushing on a wall

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We know Beterbiev is the harder hitter. He has freakishly heavy hands

 

I've never said he was a one punch guy. He has heavy handed bludgeoning power

Like I said, he's badly hurt, dropped or stopped everyone he's fought since moving up to the world level. Look at how Mr KO1 Berlangy can't score a KO for love nor money since moving up in class and he's still fighting at a lower level

 

No but there are different types of power. Smith is a really physically strong guy with very heavy hands. His technique isn't great and like Beterbiev he's trying to bludgeon you into defeat not patiently waiting to catch you with a well-timed deadly KO bomb you don't see coming or walk you into a big counter.