User blog comment:Red HAired Shanks/Does Shichibukai deserve their status as one of the 3 Great Powers????/@comment-3119203-20101126015446/@comment-3119203-20101126052307

If they are nothing compared to whitebeard, why are they among the three powers? And I know luffy is a beast, but these are supposed to be some of the world's strongest pirates, and if they get beat by luffy, who gets pounded by the marine admirals and vice admirals, are they really that good?