Dragon will most certainly take this one. Simple reasons being are Kuma, who can easily be considered as strong as Mihawk, was Dragon's subordinate. During the marineford fight, almost all of the famous pirates/marines were shocked to hear Luffy was Dragon's son, not due to Luffy's fame. however, Dragon's. Smoker, who is not afraid to challenge Shichibukai Hancock when she stopped him attacking the same person as Dragon did, did not dare to even face off Dragon. Mihawk is definitely one of the top tier characters, just not the toppest like Dragon.