Oda skipped fights, character development of SH just for those freeks.
In Dressrosa? Or Wano?
Dressrosa it was fine because the same characters who left DR had their own arc in WCI. Usopp, Robin, Franky and Zoro all got fights on top of multiple Fleet Captains. DR accomplished a fuck ton.
Now Wano annoyed me, because Big Mom shouldnt have been used to help Nami and Usopp, and Brook and Chopper should have had fights. The only scabbard who took a legitimate fight away from someone was Inuarashi, and even there I argue that was payoff for Zou, so not too horrible in terms of plot. Even Neko fighting Pero's worked since Pedro served Neko.
But that was really the problem. By Zou, we already had 5 scabbards, and it was perfect. We didnt need Kiku, Izo (though I guess it was a good bow ending his character), Asura and Kawamatsu.