The Eubank fight was very close, and very tough.

The Reid, Thornberry and Starie performances were very poor by his standards but admittedly it was due to a hand injury, that injury to his left hand though eventually healed in time to stop Sheika, Woodhall and Veit where he finally found some form again.

The Brewer fight was tough. Mitchell dropped him for the first time in his life.

The Salem performance was very poor by his standards, but admittedly it was due to his head being all over the place because of the messy divorce he was going through at the time.

So Joe does have a few blips, but has always come through. He's a warrior, and at his best he's breathtaking.