You have the right to read and interpret what is right in front of you. Mihawk is the strongest swordsman in the world, above the other swordsmen.
At best for you, Mihawk is stronger than Oden
At worst, he is stronger than Shanks
what doubts do you have?
Roger alone prove you don't have to WSM or WSS or be STRONGEST ... while he was both a man and a swordsman
Shanks have far better feat and hype than Mihawk
Shanks fought WSS equally +12 years ago
Shanks clashed WSM equally
Shanks stopped and live rent free in WSC mind
Shanks is hire to Roger and ideal to Luffy
Shanks stopped the war by force and influence
Shanks is end game boss while Mihawk is not a boss
Shanks is a Great Pirate and Yonko and both of this are massive hype
Shanks is a 4 Billion Pirate in VERY young age
Shanks and Teach seems to be on same level just like Kaido and Big Mom are
and ...
a single title with no clear source is not enough to over rule all of this hype
and btw Shanks himself didn't consider Mihawk above him ... why should I
at this moment ... no one but Mihawk can change my mind
and THE ONLY way he do that is ON SCREEN FEAT