User blog comment:Blackendedsoul/Mihawk's Strength/@comment-3242083-20110724112442/@comment-3242083-20110724113707

Again, I'm not saying he is weak. He is a Shichibukai, that alone puts him at a certain level.

But what exactly sets him apart from the others? What exactly did he do that makes him appear so strong that he

a) can kick the other Shichi's

b) Makes him on par or stronger than Yonko/Admirals?

It is obvious that every Shichibukai can hold his own against an Admiral, they are not cannon-fodder Vice-Admirals. Crocodile and Jinbe proved that. But in the end they will inevitably loose, that's just how it goes.