User blog comment:12th Supernova/750 chapters is a LOT/@comment-24850639-20140619221559/@comment-3273232-20140620054419

The revolutionaries as a group is no where near the level of Emperors/Warlords/Marines.

That being said,as individuals Dragon and his top officers might be really strong but considering that Ivankov and Inuzama are top officers too Sabo just needs to be a little stronger than them to reach the no.2 position.

And if Sabo does survive a really harsh fight against the admiral it just shows Fujitora's merciful(idk if the word is right :/) attitude.