Roshi also said that and he has no reason to hype either of the two.
I didn't say he was suppressed, but nerfed.He is outmatched rather quickly, when he should be able to do,
whtat Goku did to Medamatcha and Angila.
It also doesn't make a whole lot of sense for Piccolo and the rest to think they can win, when their strongest warrior just got beaten.
I don't recall him praising Gohan like that.
They were fighting evenly for a good while, until his gang interfered.
It makes no sense for him to be praising Gohan's fight against his minions, when he just fought evenly with him for a good while.