Mihawk vs the Admirals

[Pocket-God]

I mean it's pretty much just guessing at this point,unless something happened with him in the manga that I don't know about, but still, I wanna see how strong you guys think he is.

Round 1: Fujitora
Round 2: Aokiji
Round 3: Akainu
Round 4: Kizaru
Round 5: Fujitora & Aokiji
Round 6: Akainu & Kizaru
Round 7: Akainu, Aokiji & Kizaru
Round 8: Akainu, Aokiji, Kizaru & Fujitora

I don't know if any of the Admirals got stronger after the time skip but for this thread we'll just use their pre skip versions, except Fujitora obviously.

Battle takes place on Marineford.

I think it wouldn't be too far-fetched to believe he could beat any of the Admirals 1 on 1. I'm not totally sure about round 5 and 6. He definitely loses rounds 7 and 8 though imo.

 

[SSJ2]

Yeah, I think he can almost stomp any Admiral 1 v 1. Akainu isn’t doing much to him if he can’t even take out a half dead WB. I think he probably loses to any combination of 2 Admirals though.

 

[Captain Cadaver]

I'd say Mihawk definitely wins against Fujitora by virtue of being the world's strongest swordsman. He'd definitely beat Akainu's straightforward fighting style, though Aokiji and Kizaru's ranged styles and less linear attacks than Mihawk's may put him at the disadvantage. I wouldn't say Mihawk is at best between Admiral and Yonko tier as it'd be difficult to place him any higher with how easily Jozu repelled his attack. Air slash or not, it was meant to be a benchmark of where he stood compared to Whitebeard, so it still ought to have contained a good amount of his full capability. The combined forces of two Admirals definitely beat him.

 

[ahill1]

I don't think he can defeat an Admiral, even one on one.

 

[Pocket-God]

Any reason in particular you think that?

 

[ahill1]

More like a gut feeling. But I'd say that Mihawk speculating the gap between himself and Whitebeard, using an attack to get such answer and that attack being stopped by Jozu, while Akainu could tangle with Whitebeard initially is a fair reason to have him below that level. As for WB stomping Akainu, I go with the old man surpassing his normal capabilities due to rage, as beforehand Akainu was doing decently well against him. But granted, it isn't so conclusive.

 

[SSJ2]

Doesn’t WB use Shanks’ duels with Mihawk as a testament to his strength? I think considering him that weak because he couldn’t cut through a diamond fortress is pretty unreasonable.

 

[ahill1]

Doesn’t WB use Shanks’ duels with Mihawk as a testament to his strength? I think considering him that weak because he couldn’t cut through a diamond fortress is pretty unreasonable.

I remember him stating Shanks used to duel Mihawk and that he remembers it. Merely reiterating a fact. I don't think he used that to make a big deal out of Shanks.

 

[Captain Cadaver]

As for WB stomping Akainu, I go with the old man surpassing his normal capabilities due to rage, as beforehand Akainu was doing decently well against him. But granted, it isn't so conclusive.

Whitebeard had also sustained multiple injuries that for anyone else would've been fatal, so adrenaline boost or not when stomping Akainu, he was far from his peak when they first fought.

Doesn’t WB use Shanks’ duels with Mihawk as a testament to his strength? I think considering him that weak because he couldn’t cut through a diamond fortress is pretty unreasonable.

To be fair, they were those of the past. It's not out of the realm of possibility for Shanks' overall strength to have become far stronger since then.
I wouldn't say Mihawk not wanting to fight a one-armed Shanks says much since he was still unaware of his current power and it could've been more due to his personal honour. Mihawk probably wouldn't have been so questionable about how he stood compared to WB if he was still an equal to someone who stalemated his attacks, plus even taking into account being preoccupied, I doubt Vista would've been capable of distracting him for long if Mihawk was indeed Yonko tier.

 

[SSJ2]

As for WB stomping Akainu, I go with the old man surpassing his normal capabilities due to rage, as beforehand Akainu was doing decently well against him. But granted, it isn't so conclusive.

Whitebeard had also sustained multiple injuries that for anyone else would've been fatal, so adrenaline boost or not when stomping Akainu, he was far from his peak when they first fought.

Doesn’t WB use Shanks’ duels with Mihawk as a testament to his strength? I think considering him that weak because he couldn’t cut through a diamond fortress is pretty unreasonable.

To be fair, they were those of the past. It's not out of the realm of possibility for Shanks' overall strength to have become far stronger since then.
I wouldn't say Mihawk not wanting to fight a one-armed Shanks says much since he was still unaware of his current power and it could've been more due to his personal honour. Mihawk probably wouldn't have been so questionable about how he stood compared to WB if he was still an equal to someone who stalemated his attacks, plus even taking into account being preoccupied, I doubt Vista would've been capable of distracting him for long if Mihawk was indeed Yonko tier.

You're factually incorrect.

 

[Pocket-God]

Having Mihawk weaker than an Admiral just feels wrong to me.

 

[SSJ2]

It's factually incorrect.