Sengoku is renowned for his tactical and strategic genius by Marines and pirates alike: he is mainly responsible for all the Marine maneuvers deployed throughout the Whitebeard War at Marineford, such as forwarding a plan to all Marines that Portgas D. Ace was to be executed ahead of the official schedule with the intention that the opposing pirate forces would intercept the message and lose their composure; he then conspired with Admiral Akainu in a plot to derail the alliance between Whitebeard's core divisions and the 41 independent New World pirate crews assisting by directing a 20-strong Pacifista division to target only the non-Whitebeard division pirates, and it was possible that the earlier transmissions regarding Ace's true parentage was not only an act of public justification but also to demoralize those pirates who were undermined by the Roger Pirates: with Akainu's persuasion, Sengoku's plan managed to drive one of those captains to attempt assassinating Whitebeard himself, and while the blow was not fatal, it did further debilitate Whitebeard's already hazardous condition. He operated his strategies while keeping close in mind the various powers of his greatest subordinates, especially the Marine Admirals: raising Marineford's siege walls in conjunction with Akainu's "Ryusei Kazan" to rout the allied pirate forces and destroy Whitebeard's flagship, the Moby **** while protecting the brunt of the Marine garrison from the damage.
Sengoku isn't as strong as many assume he is. And here's why: Because unlike his other 2 "partners" during Roger's era, he has yet to have an epithet regarding strength, nor has he even been revered for his strength. But he instead was acknowledged for his intelligence:
So to pit them against each other:
Prime Sengoku vs. Prime Garp: Garp = Mid-High DIFF
Current " " vs. Current " ": Garp = High DIFF
That doesn't mean his strength isn't as high as Garp's or greater, it just means his intelligence was so high, it thus, took the spotlight. Also, just being known for something doesn't mean absoluteness. For example, Law has shown to be more intelligent than cruel, but is known more for cruelty. Buggy is also known for being a superstar tough guy for being one of the prisoners to help Luffy break out of Impel Down, but we all know he isn't.
OT: From what we've seen, Sengoku wins.
But even so, throughout the entire series and most importantly, the 'War of the Best', Sengoku was never commented for being really strong (or strong for that matter).That doesn't mean his strength isn't as high as Garp's or greater, it just means his intelligence was so high, it thus, took the spotlight. Also, just being known for something doesn't mean absoluteness. For example, Law has shown to be more intelligent than cruel, but is known more for cruelty. Buggy is also known for being a superstar tough guy for being one of the prisoners to help Luffy break out of Impel Down, but we all know he isn't.
How? From what we've seen, Garp wins. Why? He jumped high in the sky and intercepted a full-speed Marco and punched him straight to the ground. And Sengoku wasn't even able to knock-down Luffy. Furthermore, Sengoku didn't knock-out BB. And Garp was destroyed a few mountains for shits & gigs.OT: From what we've seen, Sengoku wins.
And you don't think that Garp is able to withstand such attacks? His hyped to be equal with WB, and WB possesses a stronger shock-wave than Sengoku. So strictly speaking, Garp can take them. Furthermore, you don't think Garp the FIST is able to punch stronger than Sengoku? Or even block them with his fist? The very thing he is famous for??Ziggy. If you think about it... Sengoku will give Garp some Donuts. That'll give him the opening to smash Garp to pieces.
I'm going with Sengoku, but barely.
I mean he pinned Garp down in MF and Garp was obviously at full killing intent to kill Sakazuki.