It'd be incredibly inconsistent for the scaling if Shanks beat him fairly, yes, but it's also just weird for them to lie about everything except Shanks beating him.
"Oh man if he contradicts the scaling of the manga completely that'll be so funny!! Oh you'll look so surprised!!!! This totally wouldn't be egregiously bad writing even for Oda!!!"
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