User blog comment:Blackendedsoul/Swordsmen, Mihawk and others./@comment-1463082-20110217231655

My impression is that Mihawk became the strongest swordsman only after Shanks lost his arm. Even though Whitebeard said losing his arm was no big deal, when he was with Roger you can clearly see him wielding two swords, something he couldn't do anymore with just one arm.