User blog comment:Balbal1/Theory about the end of the series/@comment-24769684-20160129205722

My theory has always been that the Straw Hat Pirates will fight the Blackbeard Pirates at the entrance to Raftel, with the winners moving on and finding the One Piece.

Then comes Luffy becoming the pirate king and joining the fight against the World Government, and he beats Akainu, though doesn't kill him.

I kind of want Zoro to claim the title of strongest swordsman before the final war so that he can battle Fujitora, so I subscribe to the theory that Shiliew defeats Mihawk and Zoro defeats Shiliew during the Blackbeard Pirates battle.