Imagine it was Zoro getting his ass beat and almost resorting to Asura, and the fight ending immediately after Goofy steps in. That would be used as powerscaling agenda forever.
The same people who would say nika beats Zoro without G5 are the same ones who hold Zoro him to a 100x higher standard than nika, and don't let him get away with half the jobbing and antifeats they allow nika, almost as if they don't actually believe what they say.