Of course, I do agree with the angle you're coming from. However, i'm saying that if an Old Man Hiruzen can give Oro and his Edos a good game, regardless of the approach Oro allows his Edos to take, then Edo Madara just, well.....
Also, regarding what Madara said, clear to see that he's only really speaking of Hashirama as the man who deserves to beat him. He still maintains that inner respect for the First Hokage, something which he does not seem to have for any other shinobi. You can take his words as you like, but Hashirama cannot jump from being marginally better than EMS Madara to being superior to Edo Madara (who is a fusion of both shinobis. Remember when people were arguing he should be called Madashirama etc?). He just can't.