Jesus Burgess's strength was unmatched. He could easily lift a three-story house and throw it more than ten meters. Even Hajrudin the giant had little on him.
More importantly, Burgess had an agility Hajrudin could never match. An opponent with both strength and speed was exactly who Rubick wanted to fight.
Burgess lunged like a gorilla, both fists wrapped in Haki as he swung at Rubick. He had grown tremendously under Blackbeard. Otherwise, he could never have held onto the title of First Division Commander.
Shiryu of the Rain had saved Blackbeard's crew at Impel Down, yet even after defeating the other veterans, he had only become Second Division Commander. However you looked at it, Burgess had to be formidable to hold the top spot.
He was no longer the man who had struggled against Zoro and Sanji.
Boom!
Rubick did not back down. He wrapped his fists in Haki and threw a punch of his own. Left fist met right, and the shock wave from the collision nearly knocked Rebecca off her feet.
"Now that's more like it!"
Burgess's fists pounded like a pair of pile drivers, blow after blow, as he kept shouting, "Ora ora ora!"
Rubick felt his blood boil. "Muda muda muda!"
Their punches came faster and faster. At first, they still met fist to fist. Then both men abandoned defense and started trading body blows.
"Champion Tiger Fist!"
Burgess focused every ounce of strength into his right fist. After taking two punches from Rubick, he drove it forward with unstoppable force.
The image of a tiger seemed to appear behind Burgess as he slammed his fist into Rubick's chest.
Rubick coughed up blood, then immediately gritted his teeth and swallowed it. He could not let himself falter now, or Burgess would seize the advantage and