So, this is a question of if Shanks respects Mihawk as a person.
Does Shanks know that Mihawk had experienced both victory and defeat on his journey?
OR
Does Shanks think Mihawk is someone who had never grown up because he never suffered defeat?
We do know that Mihawk suffered a betrayal in his past.
I want to note that Mihawk may not have been beaten in a fair fight or even against another swordsman. He might've got overpowered by a group of people with devil fruit powers that made it impossible for him to win or something.
This is in-line with the thinking that you can't survive in the New World without being under one of the emperors or by being in direct competition with them.
Can he be a top swordsman while being defeated by people other than swordsmen? Yes. That title is only relative to swordsmen. It wouldn't matter if he was defeated by another type of fighter.
Anyway, this is just something to chew on. I hope you don't choke on it.
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