User blog comment:Crimson and Darkness/Volume 25 discussion blog/@comment-32252462-20180321143728/@comment-34061653-20180321205913

Sorry dude but Issei is much stronger than Kiba. Issei in just his CxC alone can beat Kiba. It's true that techniques types are a problem for Issei but it's not like Isssi hasn't beaten them before. The guy beat Cao Cao for crying out loud and even Apophis was a bad matchup for Issei but he still beat them. Issei has sparred with Kiba many times so he knows how to fight him. Out of all of Issei's rivals the only ones who can match him at this point is Vali and maybe Dulio.