User blog comment:Blackendedsoul/Smoker's Bravery/@comment-4795596-20120320055640

He isnt cocky as such in my opinion he just very confident with his ability even if he faces a foe greater than him he wont bow down because of the common understaning between a pirate and a marine. if there is a pirate capture him and so when he fought ace he also knew that aces ability was not going to give him an advantage. If ace had (haki) BH it would have different.