Sanji's Oda favorite hype tool after Luffy, however Luffy is the MC so in the end he will take a good W against the antagonist, which is not the case of Sanjino.
Anyway, he doesn't want to be the strongest. Even his TS training wasn't focused in combat, he also learned how to cook special foods to help the crew.
Also, his best feats in the series aren't related to strenght, it's always the tatical role: Mr. Prince stuff, Enies Lobby opening, taking care of crew in Zou, cooking the cake for BM and now saving Momonosuke during the raid.
And don't worry, he will take more "Ls" in the next arc, Oda will never miss the oportunity to use him as hype machine to new enemies...
Anyway, he doesn't want to be the strongest. Even his TS training wasn't focused in combat, he also learned how to cook special foods to help the crew.
Also, his best feats in the series aren't related to strenght, it's always the tatical role: Mr. Prince stuff, Enies Lobby opening, taking care of crew in Zou, cooking the cake for BM and now saving Momonosuke during the raid.
And don't worry, he will take more "Ls" in the next arc, Oda will never miss the oportunity to use him as hype machine to new enemies...
Every time Sanjis been used to hype an enemy, Sanji has never fought them in hopes of defeating an enemy. It’s always been to save someone else and as long as Sanji does just that, Oda and by extension Sanji doesn’t seem to consider it as Sanji losing as in his mind everyone he cares about got out of this fight perfectly fine. And the reason Sanji can be used to create hype, is because he’s strong. Going toe to toe with Sanji even when Sanji has a disadvantage is huge hype for enemies because Oda considers Sanji as a powerhouse
However, regardless of how many “Ls” people say Sanji takes, Sanji will always be scaled up to stand side by side with Luffy and Zoro as the monster trio when the real fighting occurs.