If anyone thinks that ( shanks is swordsman and mihawk is strongest swordsman ) is any type of debate than let me tell you, whitebeard was also swordsman and mihawk is strongest swordsman which means mihawk should be stronger than whitebeard right? But whitebeard was strongest pirate and mihawk is also pirate which means whitebeard was still stronger ( until his death ) which means there are swordsman who surpasses mihawk, having title doesn't means he actually is strongest it just means he surpasses them in swordplay not in power