User blog comment:Portgas D.Eros/Admirals and Vice admirals/@comment-3242083-20101206210754

I guess it will depend if you beat them in public or with no witness. I guess you wont get any bounty at all for beating an admiral, they will just cover the incident (like with moria).

If it is embarassing to loose a Shichibukai, how embarassing is it to loose an admiral. Also, the vice admirals are quite weak if you ask me. Tsuru and Garp are exceptions, aswell as smoker