User blog comment:Jrotc193/I'm a rubber man/@comment-7740542-20130908021425/@comment-13876472-20130908164521

I wouldn't say Spartan is the best example of how strong Luffy is without his devil fruit powers.

After the timeskip there are a lot of moments where Luffy fought without his gear even with the stroger villains like Hody, Caesar or Chinjao.