User blog comment:Safari1237/blackbeard strength/@comment-3425840-20110724161157

He is super strong as he defeated Ace, fought with Sengoku, gave Shanks a scar. If we consider all the warlords, former and present BB is undoubtedly the strongest. As for whether he can beat an Admiral, well I would say he can, because, Admiral though the are normally ultra-strong, rely on their devil fruit powers too much and therefore has a disadvantage against BB, also as he now has the Gura Gura no Mi, his offense has improved a lot. Although it is a very close call because admirals are technically monsters.