User blog comment:JustSomeDude.../10 Most Satisfying Fights/@comment-3119203-20120801155226/@comment-4899461-20120801172700

Well, Luffy had several other factors that made his fight WAY harder than everyone else's. Primarily, him being underwater and a DF user, protecting Shirahoshi, and dealing with the Noah. His wounds from Hordy were only made really dangerous by his attempts to stop Noah by destroying it. Before he left the plaza, Hordy wasn't even close to being a match.