User blog comment:Mrgod11234/Smoker's strength/@comment-4132693-20110730055258

Ok seriously... I really do not like smoker. I think he is way too full of himself and thinks he can woop luffy's ass. Imagine him asking for permission to go to NW so he can capture luffy LMAO (he probably still thinks it's the same luffy before timeskip). I bet when he meets luffy next, his butt will be seriously kicked, he wont be able to give a recount of the event (OK i'm done with my vfenting on dumb smoker).

Smoker is a strong character on its own. Vice-admiral level? I would say he's working on it but he has not quite made it yet.