User blog comment:Jrotc193/I'm a rubber man/@comment-7740542-20130908021425/@comment-13876472-20130908164521

I wouldn't say Spartan is the best example of how strong Luffy is without his devil fruit powers.

After the timeskip there are lots of moments where Luffy fought without his gear even with the stronger villains like Hody, Caesar or Chinjao.