@Knuckles:
jus wanted to say that every1 seems to think dragons strong, where is the proof of this, because the impression i have is that his bounty is there because he is the biggest threat of the government. just like what that woman on shabondy said as an example, kidd had a bigger bounty than luffy but it may hav been due to specific actions that hav no relation to strength, or robin as a child, 100,ooo,ooo bounty didnt represent her strength but how much of a threat she was to the government so lets not state dragon as strong when we havnt had it confirmed.
We can make an educated guess from a number of facts.
1. The Loguetown incident. While we cannot be sure that the lightning bolt, and the mysterious wind were Dragon's doing, it seems too convenient to be a co-incidence.
2. Dragon is known, and respected, if not feared, by the likes of Kuma and Smoker. No weakling would deserve such respect. Okay, maybe "respect" is not too accurate a word, its more like an admiration, or an acknowledgement of the power of the individual.
3. Garp's sub-ordinates, and the other strawhats freak out when they hear Dragon's name. And, its not a "Ohho! He is the son of that revolutionary!" reaction. Its more of a "Holy fucking shit! No way!" kinda reaction.
4. He is a D. Every single D we have seen so far has been above-normal powerful. Why would the World's most Wanted Man be any different?
5. Leading a revolution is no joke. Its open war against the World Government. The leader of a successfull revolution must be a strategic expert, wise, and experienced in combat as well. Only because the generals of an army stand behind the infantry, does not mean that they can't fight. If Dragon is not a clever strategist, and a very good combatant, his revolution would have been squashed like a bug.