I always wonder about the amount of wank/glaze Oda gave to Croc.
I'm "story first, power second" type of One Piece readers, so I can tolerate a lot of Oda's weird, shaky, and inconsistent take on strength/power balance.
I can even stomach the controversial "Dorry Brogy able to tank the Elder's attack" scene, and my mind can process that.
But the leap of power from Croc who lose to gearless hakiless Luffy to someone worth 2 bil who Mihawk willing to cooperate, is just too big for me.