Well, the point was based in part on the notion that there was a group of JW's friends that "beat up" CR, presumably because he was with JW's girlfriend (and not because of some other beef). When you remove that factual underpinning, it seems much less strange imo, especially if LS was not the target of the confrontation.
That said, yes, I do agree that one might expect JW to have heard about a confrontation involving his girlfriend from one person or another. I do believe, based in part on what I've read on PT, that there were at least two friends of friends of JW involved in the confrontation, that it may have concerned CR's attention to LS (a concern for LS at least as much if not more than for JW), and that if ZO was not the puncher we (would not necessarily but) might have a denial of that fact. However, there is no evidence of any connection between the ZO crew and JW's sphere other than ZO's alleged involvement in the confrontation and in any event I believe that if JW had heard about the confrontation, it's something LE would probably have discovered through examination of phone records, and that regardless he does not appear to be the focus of concern of the family (or LE).