I just said that she's saying that might be the case in theory. Nothing that she said was definitive. She uses a lot of ''perhaps'' and ''might'' in her statements. Clearly she was proven wrong.
The potato fusion wasn’t a huge power boost in comparison to Kale. She got stronger but it was other attributes that mainly improved.
Goku - 10
Gohan/Kefla - 9
#17 - 8
Kale - 6
It's not about him being threatened. He displayed an attack that he initially believed was above his skill level. He saw his potential as a swordsman and that's why he let him live.
Guys, I never said it was consistent. I'm just saying that it was what the story implied. Toyo isn't going to display his narrative on how well Black can take the blows from Vegeta or whatever.