User blog comment:Imhungry4444/One Piece Chapter 696 Review/@comment-3119203-20130124011312/@comment-25485316-20130124014016

My point is you know nothing about the other Yonko's strengths and are trying to prove a point that is impossible to prove without seeing them in action. You compared them to the Strongest Man in the World, who, even with health issues was able to take on all of Marineford. He was stronger than them even AT THAT TIME. Nobody said Shanks or any of the other Yonko were weak. When Shanks came, the war was stopped because dealing with 2 Yonko would've been a huge problem.

Luffy's recognition of being too weak to be Pirate King was due to the death of his brother, but once he realized he still had SOMETHING (his crew), his dream came back to him and he trained for 2 years.

No matter what, Luffy will always be stupid. He doesn't care who he challenges, because he'll have to challenge them anyways if he wants to reach the top.