User blog comment:AYET/Impel Down - Luffy and nakama vs Blackbeard Pirates/@comment-94.7.71.131-20130807131544

Plainblack(Couldn't be bothered to sign in)

I disagree entirely with this, I think Luffy could have taken BB. There's no reason to assume that he couldn't use gear third as BB isn't invulnerable to DF's, though he would have to get him unawares and we know for a fact Gear Second works cos Luffy used it to send him flying! It wouldn't have been an easy fight, but Luffy could have done it. Next, Jimbe could take Jesus, at that point it wouldn't even be that hard while Croc would dominate Auger and the rest given their lack of Haki. Throw in Daz, Inazuma and Iva-chan, who could fight and give Luffy a second wind if neccesary and it's a hands down slaughterfest for the Rag-Tag bunch. Even if we do know little of the capabilites of BB's crew at the time, I can't believe they would be strong enough to take the Shichibukai and Revolutionaries, so it comes down to if you think Luffy could beat BB. In a fair fight, I don't know honestly, but if Croc and Jimbe helped after cleaning shop with BB's crew then there's no way BB would have won.