In the matter of a few chapters, Gaban was called Roger's equal, Rayleigh's equal, the third strongest and then the second strongest by himself. This shit can't be more inaccurate than this. The selective readers pretending this is some kind of grand proof that they've been right all along is peak comedy here. The writer's making clowns out of the whole lot of you guys lmfao.
As always, Roger>Rayleigh>Gaban's the only real answer here. And no, Oden ain't stronger than Gaban, you clowns. Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji are similar to team Roger but they're not same. Luffy will go way beyond Roger and much of the same goes for Zori and Sanji. The SH trio power structure will not end up like Roger pirates trio. So whether you're a Sanji bro or Zori bro, there's no need to be overexcited or salty about Gaban's placement.