Unfortunately, I agree with this, but I'm rooting for K9 all the way. We train at the same gym and he sparred with me last week; he's a great guy and has helped me a good deal. When I first got interested in boxing, I ran into him outside my work and he gave me his number and offered to train me. The dude has massive character. He also has a great jab and a very capable right hand. I'm not sure this is a good stylistic matchup for him but he might stop the dude.
Yes, it's ****ing IMPOSSIBLE to land upstairs on him. For me anyways, other guys can land on him but he does seem to have better D than others in the gym, at least from my observations. I've only been sparring a couple months though, so he goes easy on me.