User blog comment:Ultimate Law of Kaitlyn/Why I think Crocodile losing to Luffy was a fluke/@comment-1454981-20120610171222

The fact of Luffy beating a Shichibukai at his state during that point in the manga is ludicrous IMO. Sure Croc beat him the first two times but luffys wouldnt have been alive if it wasnt for Miss All Sunday and Pell. Its kinda like a BB pirates vs. Magellan situation. if it wasnt for Shiryuu they'd be long gone. Anyways, why crocodile didnt kill him after beating him the 1st time i dont know. I guess his ego got the better of him thinking that luffy was a goner and there was no point. I can let that slide....but the second time? cmon man. At that point he shoulda figured "ok i gotta end this kid before he causes me more trouble". He coulda killed him whenever he wanted. But alas Luffy is the main character >_>

I dont see any debating on Crocodiles skills but i dont think theres any use in comparing him to Admirals. IMO Crocodile is at standard Shichibukai strength which is IMO between admiral and vice admiral. He could go toe to toe with one just like marco and jozu and ace...but beat one? i dont see it happening. Although crocodile is without a doubt one of the top 10-15 strongest characters in all of OP. W have yet to see him beat a legit opponent even though ill give him credit that he faces top tier fighters.