User blog comment:12th Supernova/Chapter 789: The Final Countdown/@comment-5741122-20150607231338/@comment-24769684-20150608191801

Besides pointless strength comparisons that would lead nowhere, you should realize that unlike Doflamingo, Crocodile and Moriah were both overconfident when fighting Luffy. Crocodile effortlessly defeated Luffy twice, and so lowered his standards despite him knowing that Luffy had discovered his weakness. If he had taken Luffy seriously the entire time, I think he would've come out on top. Now Moriah, he is a lazy-ass who has relied on his shadows and zombies to take care of everything. Being overconfident and out-of-practice is a deadly combination