Stop
If he needs PU to beat King then he wasnt King level without it.
You are trying hard mate
You understand what a powerup is right?
Let's say Luffy and Katakuri are equals.
Then Luffy would need a powerup to defeat Katakuri, right?
If Zoro and King were equals,
then Zoro would need a powerup to defeat King, right?
If Shanks and Mihawk were equals..
Then Shanks would need a nerf for Mihawk to beat him, right?
Honestly bro, this isn't that complicated.