He was getting tired and was huffing around from a really short encounter, what's not to understand here? A scratch isnt supposed to mean anything really kizaru got caught off guard, the fact that he was getting tired against an opponent who was fighting without his primary fighting style and is always trolling around tells u how much has Rayleigh a chance of winning in that fight.
I should be asking that question.
Kizaru showed no sign of fatigue while fighting Rayleigh.
The man is light, for a guy who travels at the speed of light that sounds unrealistic.
Because what you're telling me is that the lightest admiral cannot fight for twenty minutes tops let alone ten days?
Huffing around has always been a way of Oda's telling the dominant fighter in it, he doesnt just add them for fun, he added them in many other fights and in all fights the one huffing was the one who is weaker then the other, it has been the same in Sabo's case vs fujitora, in doflamingo's case vs Aokiji etc etc, use ur logic a little really, someone doesnt have to get his shit beaten out for u to understand who has the upper hand.
Not at all
With Sabo versus the purple tiger, Sabo was the one struggling and came out damages in their fight.
And Akoji one-shot Doffy.
I made a comparison by age being its factor.
At an old age Rayleigh high diff the battle with performance, difficulty, and appearence.
Like Sabo against Fujitora, there was a struggle with Sabo's performance and he appeared to be the only one bruised.
If it was prime age Rayleigh, he would mid diff kizaru considering that his only flaw was stamina.