I find it hilarious how Oda wrote the last 3 chapters:
1- Zoro and Drake team up on Apoo, and Apoo blocks both of them
Fans: OMG, Zoro needs to team up for Apoo, Apoo is casually fucking with them
Next chapter
2- Zoro speed blitz Apoo and cut him:
Fans: OMG, Zoro doesn't fuck around, Apoo is not on his level, Kidd couldn't finish apoo in his sneak attack, but Zoro did, Zoro > Kidd
Next chapter
3- Apoo stands back up, and continues to fight Drake, Drake defeats him
Fans: OMG, Zoro couldn't finish Apoo yet, Apoo still stood back up after is sneak Attack and after Zoro getting serious... Apoo for the win...
Mark my words
Apoo stands back up after the panel which Drake is claimed to finish Apoo with... cause spoilers also said last chapter that Zoro defeated Apoo hahaha... so I wouldn't be surprised if Drake did an attack that looked like it finished Apoo, and he came back up next chapter
That being said, IT"S BEEN A WHILE since we faced a crew that can withstand a beating... where the regular members of them don't get oneshotted with a finishing move, rather they can stand back up and fight and get another 3-4 until they are down...
And I can only imagine that Ancient Zoan users like Tobi Roppo will be on that level AT LEAST... because we saw that with Pageone against Sanji or Luffy, and same with Ulti against Luffy + Yamato
They can take a beating and get back up
The fact that Zoro didn't oneshot his opponent here (even though he's NOT ancient zoan) can make me optomistic that if Zoro did fight a calamity, it will not be like "Mr.1" fight where he gets a beating for majority of fight, and then ends it in one swoop, rather e will have to do more than 1-2 major attacks, he'll have to inflict lots of wounds hopefully... which might create the "BEST FIGHT for Zoro in this series" possibly