damn never looked at steven paul translation for this :cheers:
Any time I've suggest it's POSSIBLE for Zoro to be stronger than Luffy at certain parts of the series, people call me a crazy person.
Pre-CoC Zoro blocked Hakai. Do I think King Of Hell Flying Dragon Blaze can beat Bajrang Gun? No. BUT, that's just my opinion.
We can go back to Whiskey Peak to see that the two are capable of fighting seriously at an equal.
Right now, I think Zoro is a decent amount weaker than Luffy, but I think his attack power isn't far off at all. Zoro's taking on Lucci without King of Hell, matching Lucci and Luffy.
Luffy has some big advantages over Zoro:
1. He's way more durable against bullets and blunt attacks.
2. Superior overall Haki.
3. Lightning immunity and Fire resistance.
4. Much more creative fighting style due to Devil Fruit.
While Luffy's biggest weaknesses compared to Zoro are:
1. Slashing attacks (saw this against Kaido with wind blades, while Zoro can block attacks like that with relative ease as seen against King)
2. Water weakness.
3. Strongest forms have harsh cooldowns (Gear 4 and 5).
In most cases Luffy is the superior fighter, but there are definitely times Zoro would be better in a fight depending on the situation.