Arlong believed he could have ruled East Blue. The reality is he was hopelessly deluded and if it wasn't for corrupt Marines he'd have been crushed by someone, probably Smoker.
He was strong at the time, but he was a literal big fish in a small pond. It's also hard to compare a character Oda...
Fans hyped up Germa far more than Oda did. Stuff like "Elbaf is the strongest nation", "even the Marines fear to enter Wano","mobilise the admirals because this could the biggest threat that Sakazuki's leadership has faced", now that's hype. That's measuring things against known quantities so...
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