Those are the guys that have Kaido's respect because they were pirates that gave him a hard time. Like, didn't he compare Luffy to all of them? Do you rlly think that Luffy pre-CoC=Roger=Oden=Shanks=Xabec?
Never said oden is equal to them
But that’s a huge hype for oden to get mentioned alongside 4 goats
plus an oden not even in his prime clashed with wb and tanked a named attack from roger
Again not saying he’s equal to them but that’s a huge hype and a great portrayal
What does rayligh have except Stalemated an admiral for a couple of minutes?
Sure a great feat especially when he did it out of his prime
But still oden by hype and portrayal > rayligh
If you asked me before
I would say it could go either way
But
When kaido mentioned him alongside wb and roger then that’s enough evidence to me