User blog comment:Knight.angelx/Can Zoro ever surpass luffy?/@comment-200.88.107.117-20100830024553

First of all, Luffy's got a devil fruit, while Zoro's got a sword. There is not a definite answer for they both have their weaknesses and strenghts, Luffy's weak to water so if there's a place where the water reaches up to at least their waist, Zoro would completely win (he would have SOME advantage if the water reached to their knees, Luffy said he couldn't fight with all his strength when he was fighting the giant banana crocodiles, where the water reached to their knees), in a big wide place Luffy's fruit would give him the upper hand because of his long range attacks, in close quarters then I think they would be equal with Luffy's gears and Zoro's swords, but if Zoro uses Asura then he's covered all around, however, if Luffy uses both gears together I think it would be too much power and speed packed together for Zoro to handle. In the end it will be Luffy anyways because Blackbeard will obviously be his enemy, and he's the strongest man in the world after absorbing Whitebeard's powers and even more combined with his own powers. Zoro must defeat Mihawk, but Mihawk is not a strong as Whitebeard used to be nor Blackbeard is now, also when Luffy beats Blackbeard then he'll be able to defeat Mihawk even if Mihawk uses his swords. Finnally, Luffy's learning Haki, and with busoshoku haki and his "invisible armor" Luffy will be partly protected (depending on how good is Luffy at it) against any sword's edge or any devil fruit, also with kenbunshoku he will be able to dodge more attacks and with haoshoku he will be able to paralyze (at least temporaly or simply slow down) his enemy (covering any weakness Luffy may have in the present).

Anyways, if it comes to a one on one battle in a place with no obstacles, thats not too big to give Luffy absolute advantage but not too little to be an annoyance, I think Luffy would win.

And to those that think a devil fruit an advantage that's too big, think of devil fruit users as weapon users that can't be unarmed but have a very obvious weakness (the water).