Does people believe it's a Coincidence that when Krieg claimed himself Strongest Man, Mihawk appeared?!
Does people believe Oda made a Mistake when he made Sanji call Mihawk "Strongest Man"?
Does people believe Oda made a Mistake when he made Zoro declare his Dream to Mihawk as simply becoming "Greatest"?
Does people believe Oda was trolling when he drawn Mihawk not interesting in fighting Yonko Shanks?
Does people believe Oda made Mihawk only one who turned his Blade Black just for show?
Does people believe Oda made WB mention Shanks Legendary Fights with Mihawk just in Vain?
Does people believe Oda gave Mihawk the Same Title that Ryuma had just randomly?
Ryuma was called "The King" & "Holder of Greatest Warrior's Soul" just for being "Greatest Swordsman" so imagine when Oda decided to re-introduce that Title & give it to Mihawk
The guy is the Absolute Strongest
And this is why there is a Confusion:
Incorrect Statement ---> Zoro wants to be "Strongest Swordsman" because he is a Swordsman
Accurate Statement ---> Zoro chose Swordsmanship because he believes it is the Path to be "Strongest"
99% of OPVerse use Swords or at least Trained in their use, it's basically the Bone of Piracy & Sea Life
So obviously the World think of Greatest Swordsman as the Pinnacle of Human Fighting Powers
Ace Novel even further enforce this when it said that WB's Title is due to his Life as a Pirate, being kind of Greatest Man & Kaido is Self-Explanatory due to being hardly a Man & is more like a Monster who can cause many Disastes.
But only one who have a Title Purely based on "Fighting" & nothing else is Dracule Mihawk.
Oda even made him have No Ship, No Crew, No Flag, No Achievements, No Allies, just to further Elevate his Title
Someone who gained Fame "Purely" due to his Power & nothing else