So I know a lot of ppl still put current Luffy over Kaido while others don't. I'm one of those people who doesn't put current Luffy over Kaido even after he won, and that's simply because this man can't even keep Kizaru down! Now I will give credit where it's due, Luffy have been giving Kizaru the work, but come on now, anytime Luffy critically injures Kizaru, the man keeps coming back up like he's ok. Even after the latest chapter, the man was still conscious and breathing and wasn't knocked out. AND YET- some fans believe Luffy is still able to beat Kaido even though Kizaru is literally proving Luffy is nowhere near that caliber yet. If he can't even keep Kizaru down (the same man who's likely holding himself back bc of his feelings and emotions for Bonney and Vegapunk.
This man is clearly holding himself back a little bit. It might not be a lot, but nonetheless he's holding himself back. And yet some people still say current Luffy can beat a fully healed Kaido! Especially with the stamina issues current Luffy has, Kaido is deff outlasting Luffy's awakening if they were to fight again considering Kizaru has lasted this long without getting knocked out. Lets also not forget Luffy was doing fine when he first awakened. It's almost like all of his injuries were gone and he was fully healed despite him quite literally dying and having major injuries before he awakened his fruit giving Luffy a HUGE EDGE! In conclusion, Luffy as of right now is not beating Kaido. I might even go as far as to say he can't even beat someone like Big Mom considering her durability, endurance, and stamina is far better than Kizaru's (and I know well that's gonna make a lot of people mad, but I don't care, its just facts).
Also in conclusion, Luffy isn't on yonko lvl. If he can't even take down a non-serious Kizaru, what makes people think he can take down someone like Akainu or even Aokiji for that matter? These two are deff stronger than Kizaru. Their durability, endurance, and stamina would also help them greatly in dealing with Luffy's current awakening. And Akainu would deff have an easier time considering his devil fruit is very powerful and would seriously injure Luffy if Luffy slipped up. Admiral stocks have been going down in some peoples eyes, but so far, it's been going up thanks to Kizaru's somewhat impressive feats against Luffy. I'd like to hear y'all's arguments cuz I'm down for a serious debate. I'm here to defend the admirals and stop the overestimation for current awakened Luffy!