He trusted that with sanji who failed
Nerfed does not mean he won't drown. And him being conflicted didn't prevented him from killing vegapunk or trying to kill bonney
People like to throw around that nerf shit like he was not trying , Kizaru was trying his best he just get block and counter all the time from killing people .
The one time he did not get block or counter he kill a already half dead VP .
Like how the fuck is he being conflicted effect a move that toss him away that he get hit into ship and there was nothing he could do .
But you going to see that he get hit into ship because he wanted to like how some say he take WSG because he did not want to kill VP and was taking it easy then afterwards he still kill VP.
Which just show that they were wrong but at it again with same thing .
The man took damage and also using this chance stay down but that hard to just say for some.