User blog comment:Samium/Ten times that it feels like Oda insulted our intelligence/@comment-5632489-20160603103111/@comment-5398287-20160603180421

To be fair, he IS supposed to be Alabasta's strongest warrior. It might not have been Oda's original intention (rumor has it that he had to retcon his death due to 9/11 occurring around the same time), but it can be justified to some degree.