Thats the point really. The potrayal however relevant people believe it to be. Has been consistent for a while now. Oda already given himself the leeway to logically pull it off. Its just a matter of if he will or not.
-Kid being featless allows him any recourse.
-Law ran into doffy/fuji, before his solo fight.
People think it's wank while it isnt
Kidd was YC level as rookie since he fought a SC over a year ago! He fought RHP as rookie too.
Oda can make Kidd punk load ~ boundman as he wants since kidd only clear 1 v 1 L is from Kaido (top 1) same with Luffy.
Pre ts : both use their best attacks bs fodders
Post ts : both use their best forms vs fodders
Law already could fight both Doffy and Fuji for a while, law only issue is stamina and physical strength, he isnt like Kidd & lufft
But law is there with them via hax skills.
While weakened he pushed doffy (+trebol help) to mid diff
Current Law can beat queen/king who are slightly above/equal to Cracker/doffy