User blog comment:Blackendedsoul/Smoker's Bravery/@comment-85.250.147.117-20120319184204/@comment-3425840-20120319184840

Well that is not the issue here, we did not see his story so we don't know moments he had or not. I am sure Akainu can kill most people with a single blow. Only extremely powerful people can fight him and Ace was weakened to begin with, also Ace's had a natural inferiority to the Admiral so that act only can not define him. He did put up a good fight against Blackbeard which is a great enough feat to be reckoned.