User blog comment:Dinosel/One Piece Discussion/Theory! Shanks vs Mihawk!/@comment-68.41.13.84-20160724044316

I think Shanks is far stronger than Mihawk in terms of combat ability. Mihawk is the world's greatest swordsman, so he's undoubtedly matched/better than Shanks in swordplay. But you can be the world's best at shooting marshmallows out your nose, it doesn't mean you can take someone down in a fight. Shanks is one of the yonko, and Mihawk being a shichibukai, while not necessarily an indicator of strength, certainly shows he's not quite at a yonko's level of power.