User blog comment:Blackendedsoul/Smoker's Bravery/@comment-4830337-20120319220351

Well, I think that Smoker got guts to take on Ace, when he know for sure that Ace was the Second Division Commander of the WB Pirates, and possibly knew his bounty as well. But I also think that Smoker was a fool for attempting to fight Ace, as he could had died. I suppose he was lucky that Ace and Smoker can't harm each other due to their Logia powers.