User blog comment:Blackendedsoul/Gap/@comment-4908812-20130418004832/@comment-95.105.212.107-20130419120348

Well that is true but you have to conside the fact that WB was old, he had bad health, he had like two or three hart atacks was stabbed through the stomache, had a hole in his abdomen with his internal organs no only bleeding but burned, he had his face blown off and recieved an even bigger hole in his abdomen and still kicked akinus ass who is probably the strongest marine right now.

So if shanks (who is much younger faster and without helth problems) would fight him it would be a pretty one sided fight.

But having said that the balance of the three powers is the reason why the navy wont attack anyone or why the yonko wont make a move. We have seen that WB crew lost the war even if kaidos big moms shankses and Black beards crew are stronger that WB crew was it would seriously depleet their forces. If Two yonkou would calsh another yonko could fight the survivours and defeat them, or the navy would step in and defeat the yonko the same apllies to the fact that if the yonko would attack the navy or athore way around it would seriously depleet the strength of aither and it could tip the balance in either way.

Thats why kaido and BB are massing forces they want to have the upper hand.