User blog comment:Supernovalm/Smoker's demise in the New World/@comment-69.123.247.208-20140117061421/@comment-24285649-20140117224824

You have a point there. Maybe this will encourage him to develop other aspects of his strength, i.e. haki. That is, of course, if he hasn't been doing that already. Recent events will serve as a wake up call for him, but as a result, for greater strength, his reputation has been somewhat tarnished.