Yes. And where is it said that PK is stronger than WSS?
Why would Luffy suddenly become stronger than Zoro when he never was?
Tougher path =/= individual strength. This has been explained countless times.
WB's strength comes from a different era compared to Mihawk's.
And he wasnt trying to test his own strength but to test Whitebeard's strength because he noticed that WB has gotten weaker.
And WB was WSM, while PK wasnt.
In pirating achievements and infamy, sure. In individual strength, PK isnt above Pirate Hunter, just like Marines arent above Marine Hunter.
It's weird that Zoro and Mihawk are your faves and you didnt notice that Zoro has always been stronger than Luffy and will remain so...
The rooftop displayed a huge difference in Zoro's favor while the fandom believed the opposite... Nothing has changed since then.
Luffy got 2 power ups, Zoro got 2 power ups. Back to square one where Zoro is the stronger one.