User blog comment:AYET/The Mera Mera no Mi and Doflamingo/@comment-109.242.231.192-20130301223618/@comment-4754162-20130304070525

I would be disappointed if Luffy went all ga-ga over the Mera Mera no Mi, that would show Luffy still has yet got over his brother's decease, disregarding how symbolic the material was to him.

I agree, if its a character already beaten by Luffy, that would be lame or unexciting. The same goes even to characters that had faced off with Luffy but outcome not decided (neither win nor lose).