Nah, Ace had the basics on point - arguing otherwise is no different from arguing whether Kid/Law don't have the basics of CoO/CoA. Even more so in Ace's case, because Oda did not flesh out Haki well enough for it to be shown clearly back then.
The difference is that, Ace had a powerful Logia, was primarily a DF based fighter & that's what he was known for. Sabo on the other hand spent years learning & mastering Ryusoken (which I agree has principles of Internal Destruction in it) and then got the Mera fruit as well.