Powers & Abilities Would Shanks have the same fighting style as Roger ?
You wouldn't consider WB a swordsman though. Even though his Bisento is classified as a Meito ( = great sword).
Maybe it is the same for Shanks. Mihawk himself didn't consider Shanks a rival for swordsmanship anymore after his arm loss, even though Shanks leveled up to Yonko level over the years. Mihawk, who according to the vivre card searches for swordsmen to fight, ever since refused to fight Shanks.
And Shanks is in a stalemate position with the other Yonko. So he is already among the most powerful. Still not what interests Mihawk, who fought foes that were probably weaker than Shanks, before becoming Shichibukai.
Maybe it is the same for Shanks. Mihawk himself didn't consider Shanks a rival for swordsmanship anymore after his arm loss, even though Shanks leveled up to Yonko level over the years. Mihawk, who according to the vivre card searches for swordsmen to fight, ever since refused to fight Shanks.
And Shanks is in a stalemate position with the other Yonko. So he is already among the most powerful. Still not what interests Mihawk, who fought foes that were probably weaker than Shanks, before becoming Shichibukai.
I have no facts and no arguments either, but it is only an impression since they resemble their personality a little, that are free, and that no one hurts their mate, and they are both left-handed. Shanks may have been inspired by Roger and his fighting style; they even seem to use the same sword.
I also don't think they are just ordinary swordsmen, they didn't even bother to make the sword permanently black, even having CoA top tier. They must have other powers that channel their power, my guess would be both having the unique power of channeling CoC as a form of atomic energy that would work similar to Fujitora's ability; Oda when talking about Shanks on SBS put the question: '' How does Shanks really fight?''
Probably Shanks has the strongest CoC shown so far, so I don't find it impossible for him to have a unique power that only Roger was able to use. And Shanks managed to arouse him when he lost his arm, causing him to gain a PU for he be stronger and become a yonkou in the following years.
