User blog comment:Jrotc193/Everybody love a good villain/@comment-5387880-20130811214943/@comment-5888163-20130812205204

Technically BB was already strong even before he killed thatch. I believe somewhere in the manga he was considered as strong as the other commanders but chose not to.

Also just because thatch was the 3rd commander doesn't mean his the 3rd strongest pirate and also i believe those two didn't really fight more like blackbeard stabbed him from behind so i woulnd't really call that strenght.

He only manage to get out from impel with the help of shiliew just like luffy needed the newkama's help to survive and leave.

He only manage to kill Whitebeard as he was already injured i mean seriously a massive hole in the middle of your chest and he was still moving around like it was nothing? He only manage to win agains't whitebeard again like Luffy with the help off others. If his crew didn't help whitebeard would've killed him.

=))