the power of observation and common damn sense but no one around here seems to understand that yes a statue, jabs and looks to land the straight right to the head no body work no angles no combos. great power in that overhand right but has to set then throw every time.
I think jc's punch power is under-rated by a lot of people, yes he throws them arm flurries, but recently i was watching the lacy fight and among them flurries of about 15-20 punches he would throw in there 3-4 harder shots that hurt lacy bad, joe himself has said that the flurries are meant as a distraction and some of the shots are intended to confuse rather than hurt. So jc gets labelled feather fisted for these punches while people tend to ignore that he does throw some hard shots its just that they are outweighed by his huge volume of other punches, i know its going back a bit but not many people deck eubank and get a nod from the man himself that it was a good shot! Oh and who has hopkins floored lately? i can only remember ONE decent shot that hopkins has even landed in about 5 years, against tarver. personally i think hopkins is gonna turn this fight into a stinker, lots of wrestling and running, i see jc winning it probably on jab output.
Please don't get bothered cause the explanation is very simple. Kessler was bigger and one heavier-handed conventional boxer who relied much on the counter-right. Joe absorbed those shots and, therefore, thinks that's all he needs to know going into the Hopkins bout. I think Kessler is a good young, smart and strong SMW and he is by far the best opponent Calzaghe has ever faced, so I say that exception for Mikkel possibly b'cause that was the fight which got Bernard impressed with and basically set up this confrontation alongside with Hops' win over Wright. Of course, Kessler has no body or head movement at all and could only stand upright, block some of the shots and throw big straight shots in return... I was the first on this board to bring this up so don't turn this subject against me, bro.
The more you analyze the more ways you find for Hopkins to be competetive mate. What you are doing is simply creative writing mate.