Always "say", never "show"
Obviously window licking rotted your brain, because I'm not discussing Mihawk's power/capabilities. But the way he's depicted in the story is NOTHING comparable to how Ricardo is portrayed in HnI.

Or do you think I forgot how you ran away and only came back after the bounty reveal?
Which was an amazingly funny spoiler week, because I was the one doing damage control when vampireboi's fandom was crying that his bounty was gonna be lower than Buggy's because gags and whatnots.

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Buddy, Akainu SHREDDED through the WB commanders like hot knife cutting through warm butter.
Mihawk actually got STALLED by Vista alone.
Would Mihawk shred Vista in a serious 1v1? Absolutely.
But he didnt.
Because his portrayal is garbage.
Mofo is out there cutting ice and fodder control and aura farming instead of actually accomplishing anything.
Got the jiggles for "being hunted again" then realized he would actually have to fend for himself and decided to hide behind Crocodile's skirt and Buggy's frontman gag.
Mfer can have all the power in the world and that wouldnt change the fact that, as far as Mihawk and Ricardo goes, Ricardo actually SHOW us why he's the strongest (In Ippo's weight class, btw.)