Intelligence in a fight? Already covered in experience.
In a fight sense of direction :Zoro/Luffy > Sanji
Evasiveness really doesn't say anything about strength.. rofl.
@Bold, you seem to have comedic moments of Zoro mess up your interpertation of "rational". Zoro when it is required for him to be rational is rational.
Simply look back the Water Seven arc.. Zoro was the only rational member, others were jumping on Ussop's D, including Sanji.
Intelligence and Experience are ENTIRELY different fields.
Who do you want to fix your car?
The Law School 4.0 GPA Doctor, or the 40 Years on the job mechanic who has never failed to fix your car?
More than likely, the Doctor is an overall more intelligent person, but his experience in car mechanics is absolutely outclassed by a man with 40 years experience.
Most of Zoro's fights are against Swordsmen. Sword play is something he is constantly experiencing. To say Zoro puts more intelligence into his fights than Sanji would be wrong from my prospective. Sanji has constantly shown to put more tactical thought in his fighting.
1. Ennis Lobby, instead of upright fighting Jyabura, Sanji played his own tricks. He pretended to fall for Jyabura's lies to score a hit. He got the key and ran... Causing Jyabura to get off guard. He also thought ahead of his fight. Not only did he focus on fighting, but escaping. Thus, during the final moments, it was he who altered the gates causing the whirlpools to open. Effectively crippling the marine response.
2. Against Wadatsume, instead if flat out overpowering him, he let the latter hold his breath and took advantage if his gullible attitude. He didn't just out perform someone in his fighting style which Zoro typically does.
Also, in terms of physical strength, they aren't entirely different. Zoro's arm strength is equivalent to Sanji's leg strength. Zoro picked uo a fair sized building in Alabasta. Sanji was kicking an entire building at Oars on Thriller Bark. If anything.. Zoro >/= Luffy >/= Sanji.
Sanji is also faster in my opinion. His leg strength is superior. Furthermore, Geppou requires him to basically kick off the ground with enough force to levitate. You do understand the speed and force Sanji would need to do so right. Luffy > Sanji > Zoro.
As for Rationale, the case of Ussop is easily 50/50. It is just as rational to argue he should be kicked out for going against Luffy as it is for understanding how hard it is for the man chiefly responsible for keeping their ship from sinking to abandon it. Imagine if the Sunny sank. You don't think Franky would have a comparable reaction?
Also, how does evasion not factor into total strength. Think about it. Person A can be knocked out by flicking him. Character B is the strongest character in the series. Character B is a super fighter. However, Person A has an evasion skill so high... He can never be touched by Person B. Despite all that strength, and talent, Person B will never be able to best person A because they can't touch the former.
In fact, evasion is what decided the D-Block battle in the previous chapter.
So the guy who starts running across a courtyard after being told to run up the stairs has more sense of direction than Sanji? I think not. Define "fighting sense of direction."
Finally, even if Sanji was on the bottom of these, the difference in many of the stats isn't even that high. Their physical strength is virtually equal. They've all pushed buildings around.
I'm sorry, but it has been pretty much set in stone that the Monster Trio or relatively on the same level of strength. It will always be Luffy > Zoro > Sanji. The gaps aren't vast, but they exist.
