He developed that monster stroke playing Pyramid. When he was over here playing 9ball he made the cueball do things the others just stared at. He always used one of those candy-cane striped heavy a^* pyramid cues. Here he is runnin 225 on Mike Davis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pq8v1ZDpDA
I believe his style was actually influenced by multiple trips to the Philippines, to learn American pool.
Stroke power? I'd agree he showed up to PI with that.