User blog comment:Kaido King of the Beasts/Chapter 836: Man of a Thousand Pounds/@comment-68.41.13.84-20160818142742/@comment-24769684-20160818143108

Yes, but often to pose a threat you have to be strong, especially a threat worth 860,000,000.

And besides, it's not like we only have his bounty as a testament to his power. The guy exuded enough strength to make the homies wither, and Big Mom was confident that he could take on Luffy, who defeated Doflamingo.