Talk:Bakuzan/@comment-82.49.153.39-20180918152438

The guy had just transformed and probably had not fully adapted to his new body yet.

This is also implied in the new chapters with Hellfire Flame and Gale Wind, when Flashy notes that, since they have not been monsterfied for long (and they surely had been monsters for longer than Bakuzan did) they have yet to adjust to their top speed in their new bodies.

He may have been stronger than what was shown (even against Gouketsu). Gouketsu also hinted that when he mentioned that Bakuzan had the potential to surpass a S class hero. After all, it seems like Monsters have potential for growth too, Orochi and Elder Centipede and Black Sperm can attest to that.

Something similar may have been the case for Choze, who made Suiryu appear stronger than he actually is, because he had not adapted to the new body and had not reached the full potential yet.