User blog comment:Woohoot/The potential of Fishmen/@comment-24.235.56.170-20150709030921

I think that while Fisher Tiger was alive he was stronger than Jinbe. Probably not by a lot, but still stronger. If he had survived, he might have become a huge name (even by New World standards) and the strongest fishman alive.

Incidentally, if that were the case, Jinbe probably wouldn't be as strong as he is today, since I get the feeling that his respect for Tiger, combined with the weight of his death are what drove him to become so strong.