Yeah, maybe then he could push Kizaru to Awakening, or not huffing after one minute.
Btw, I am not arguing against Ray: I am saying that, as BB clearly showed again, Ray is exceptional in every sense of the word and if Kizaru can even fight against him in a sword fight and have Ray huffing almost immediately....well, he surely is not a normal guy.
Btw, against Ray he only used the sword; he did not even use other fruit's power.
Give some YC the Pika Pika and old Ray will obliterate him in no time still.