User blog comment:AYET/Three strikes and yer out/@comment-22857866-20130207191325/@comment-3569609-20130207192052

Smoker lost legitly, even if it was by the element of suprise.

Also we saw the extent of Luffys powers and the ones of Smoker, and about the argument of not knowing because they didn't clash... let me take an example

"Vergo vs Luffy: haki and speed are similar but Luffy has Observation haki and DF ability to back up. So I think Luffy beats Vergo after a tough fight." --Soul-chan