User blog comment:AYET/Post-TS SHP member vs old pre-TS foe (Part 1)/@comment-4493594-20120716084224/@comment-3425840-20120716190314

The fight in water 7 was mostly plot armor, Luffy's naivity got in the way... I don't think Post skip Usopp can fight with prominent figures whom Luffy fought pre skip...

Also not all SH were not ready for New World as they were definitely stronger than many underling level people who resides in New World. For example, Lola came from New World but she was weaker than Luffy, Zoro or Sanji...