and a sword will help him fight sakazuki too, he can block magma by sword rather than by his own body
Akainu doesn't use Sword Slashes, he just uses Punches which now Luffy can block without Sword
But for Swordsmen, a Weapon is definitely needed
Tbh with this Reveal, i don't think Admirals can do much against a Healthy Prime Yonko
Especially when Oda made them rely on their DFs so much
They are basically like slightly weaker version of Current Blackbeard imo
And i'm pretty sure that not only Garp but also Sengoku is Superior than Admirals
Also these Two Teamed-Up to have a difficult fight against Shiki who is said to Rival Roger
These Top Pirates are simply Superior than Marines
That's why everyone shit their pants when they saw Luffy have CoC & wanted him dead ASAP before he trains
This is extremely uncommon opinion but among the Four Current Admirals, i believe Fujitora is the Strongest
Others are better in certain Stats but Overall he is Most Balanced & more effective as an overall Fighter