There's nothing to prove Mihawk knew he had cancer. He knew he had grown weaker, he just wasn't sure and wanted to know how much.
Jozu being an underling doesn't change the fact he has a stronger defense than his captain. Stop thinking YC can't be better than their captain in ways. People should have learned their lesson with King who has greater durability than Kaido.
It's the same thing with Jozu. He has the strongest defense in the manga. It is described as an unparalleled defense. That's the defense level WB needed to protect him from a non-serious nameless hakiless attack from Mihawk.
It doesn't matter what Mohawk knew as long as he knew wb had grown weaker.
If Mohawk was above even prime beard as you retards claim, then Mohawk would literally have no reason to test wb being weak or not. Because, to him, wb would be not worth any effort whatsoever.
Mohawk also said the distance between us seems
shorter
The distance he refers to is strength. I'mma get that out of the way first.
Now, if wb in prime was weaker than Mohawk, then when wb got weaker due to age and illness, the distance would not have become "shorter".
It would have become "Longer" or "Larger" Or "bigger"
Because Mohawk would still be above prime beard and wb would be declining in strength.
But, Mohawk said shorter. Meaning WB declining in strength made the distance between Mohawk and wb shorter. Meaning Mohawk expected a larger difference. Meaning, WB was above him. All iterations.
ie, Mohawk basically confirmed that Prime Beard is above him and so is old sick beard.
I have dumbed it down as much as I can so that you would understand. Hope this helps
