Weren't Enies Lobby fights exactly the same?
While Enies Lobby fights were 2-3 chapters per match, they were 2+ full chapters for matches. Wano is unfortunately not the same.
Just compare currently a "quick" fight like Sanji vs Jabra to Jinbe vs WsW (let's assume he defeated him). Sanji vs Jabra lasted 2 chapters only, but essentially all 34-36 pages at the time were dedicated to the duo fighting each other non-stop. Jinbe vs WsW is 2 chapters, but the last 4 pages of one chapter, and the last ~12 pages of another. Literally less than half of what Sanji vs Jabra got.
And that's not even the worst part.
@playa4321 did a count yesterday I think, but I believe Jabra had something like 10 or so unique attacks (vs other CP9 members) during his fight with Sanji:
- Jusshigan
- Gekko Jusshigan
- Rankyaku Koro
- Rankyaku Lupus Fall
*Tekkai Kenpo* (which subset the following moves)
-- Okami Hajiki
-- Roga no Kamae
-- Roba no Kamae
-- Rokaru Area Network
-- Don Poro
-- Matenro
...compare that to Jinbe vs Wsw:
- Hagan
- Gagan
- Tekkai Kibasen
That's literally it. So yeah, I get it that people want to hype Jinbe up (and now Franky) and ensure they get clean victories, but I ask....why? Why do people only want this? Why wouldn't everyone want to see more competent and formidable enemies against the crew?
Sasaki probably has no more than 3 unique attacks (including the chapter title). If he's done, then that's what he gets, nothing more. If these 2 don't get up, it's fundamentally not the same thing as older fights, as much as that pains me to say it.
Now...it already looks like when you compare Sanji vs Jabra to Queen though, things look better. Queen has had an interesting amount of attacks and more. Different virus bullets with a gatling gun, laser beams, mechanical claws, extended neck, a wrestling type fighting style with his devil fruit. It's already promising and their fight essentially hasn't even started yet.
I just dislike how virtually anyone outside of the main trio cannot seem to get big, competent fights anymore. This is why I'm hoping the assumed failed Tobi Roppo get back up due to their recovery and continue to fight those matched to them. For an arc so big, Oda really should just dedicate the time to give complete fights and not rush. It's already taking this long to finish it, might as well dedicate big chapters for the fights then outside of the main trio.