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Originally Posted by ri0
Pre timeskip the answer is obvious.
Going into this battle with a major health deterioration and a through-and-through wound right besides the heart, smashing through vide admirals (the third strongest force of the marines) like they are nothing, bypassing one admiral and engaging with another without getting a single scratch until he received the fatal heart attack is just crazy. While doing this Whitebeard was 72 years old and wasn't even fighting seriously as seen when Ace died and he destroyed an admiral (!) in two hits.
This battle was proof why Whitebeard was called the strongest man alive and that he truly deserved this title.
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The vice admirals vary in strength. So the two that he took out (Ronse and John Giant) may have been among the weaker ones. Bypassing an admiral? He had to get help to get through the admirals. Marco intervened when Kizaru directed his Yasakani no Magatama at Whitebeard; Jozu stepped in to deal with Aokiji when Whitebeard was in trouble; and against Akainu, that's when he was on his own and really struggled.
To say that Whitebeard wasn't even fighting seriously is silly. The severity of the situation (saving Ace) certainly didn't warrant Whitebeard to mess around. It was a matter of life and death, and we know how seriously Whitebeard takes the well-being of his sons. I've already commented extensively on the final duel between Whitebeard and Akainu. Getting up mere moments later doesn't constitute being "destroyed" (gotta love when people use hyperboles). And it's funny how the Whitebeard advocates (I'm not necessarily saying that you are one) ignore the fact that Whitebeard had to get a cheap-shot in on Akainu in order to put him down just temporarily.
Was Whitebeard the strongest pre-skip? Until proven otherwise, yes, he was. However, to say that he was considerably stronger than the other top tiers is flat-out erroneous, as demonstrated by the war.
I remember before the war even started, some people were actually saying that Whitebeard could take on all 3 admirals by himself. Any sensible person knows that's idiotic and illogical considering the balance of power between the marines, shichibukai, and yonkou.