User blog comment:AYET/Luffy alone or combined effort/@comment-24850639-20150515183058

I don't like the concept of combined efffort, even though it is probably what will happen. Gears 2 & 3 weren't the most effective against Lucci either, and Luffy had to win that fight purely on willpower and endurance. I'd say being a small chibi guy that STILL had to continue the fight against Lucci is much more devastating of a drawback during a fight than simply not being able to use your haki. On top of that getting help from people in the meantime. I honestly haven't liked ANY of the fights of this arc, so this goes beyond all the implications about Luffy or Doffy's strength. I haven't been a fan of this fight for the simple fact that Doffy has barely touched Luffy so far, yet this is suposedly ending soon. Yeah Gears 2&3 didn't work, and Doffy is amazingly durable, but not once during this fight has he seriously stuck it to Luffy for an ordained amount of time. Luffy's always had to deal with the drawbacks of Gear 3 on his own, so I don't get why he can't stick in this fight, get his ass kicked a little while he can't use his haki but still fighting back, and then he gets the upper hand and wins with his final attack. That's the way I certainly would like to see this play out.

I don't think its fair to call Cavendish, Barto, or Kyros fodder for Mingo. Those 3 are far from weak, and you can't use the fact that owned Law as a case against them. Law's devil fruit isn't necessarily the most suited for being a hand-to-hand combatant. Yes he has techniques that he needs to use close up, but for the most part he's more of a mid-long range fighter. Doflamingo's abilities make him a straight up fighter moreso, so it makes sense that someone like Luffy would fare better against him.