WHY BLACKBEARD REFUSED TO FIGHT SHANKS DURING MARINEFORD WAR

Why did Blackbeard refuse to fight with Shanks during the Marineford arc?

Most of us believed that Blackbeard who was so anxious to destroy the Marineford. He fought Whitebeard, Garp, and Sengoku without a single doubt but when Shanks single-handedly challenged everyone including Blackbeard, He denied and considered not competing as a better option that means Shanks is even more significant deal than Whitebeard.

But actually, that’s not the real reason Blackbeard denied fighting with Shanks.

There is a concept of the appropriate opponent in the one piece world.

Remember how dominant God Enel was on the sky island. According to his abilities, he was stronger than Moria and even Lucci But Luffy defeated him when he was weak compared to when he fought Lucci. Luffy was the most appropriate opponent of Enel, or perhaps it was the only Luffy at that time could have defeated Enel.

Blackbeard stated that when it comes to fighting, he wasn’t perfect and he has to endure a lot of pain. His physicality and body are unique, so he planned himself to make the strongest Devil fruit user by attaining the strong logia Devil Fruit Yami Yami no Mi.

Now after attaining Gura Gura no Mi, BB gained the most powerful destructive Devil Fruit, But the central power of Blackbeard is to Nullify all other Devil Fruits. So when it comes to Blackbeard if he touches someone that person can’t use his Devil Fruit power. Whereas Shanks is just opposite of him and he doesn’t have any Devil Fruit powers.

Blackbeard being the strongest Devil Fruit user and Shanks being the strongest Haki user. Shanks was the only one who could have stopped Blackbeard at Marineford.

Now, Blackbeard knew this, and he wasn’t stupid. That’s why BB refused to fight with Shanks also he had zero to attain from fighting Shanks.