User blog comment:Meganoide/The strength of Whitebeard's allies/@comment-219.90.154.12-20110615090528

Whitebeard's allies were definately no match for an Admiral, but it does mention that Squardo and his crew were holding off several Vice-admirals by themselves. Yes, its true Puzzle and his crew were annihiliated at the very start of the New World, but these allies had a decent repuation, so it's likely their still a lot stronger than Luffy (Pre-time skip, anyway) Not only that, but to have met Whitebeard in person, they must have travelled pretty far into the New World. To sum it all up: I think Whitebeard's allies had a good amount of strength, but their not at the 'Admiral standard.'