done skimming through the thread and sigh hmm… everyone has their own view on how raleigh was caught even though he's so strong. i myself have no idea how he can be caught if he is really that strong and that he can actually easily escape if he wanted to. but i want to point something out, since i think everyone has forgotten something (sorry if this had been posted before but i haven't read it anywhere).
what if the cage has that kairouseki power (the one that nullify devil fruit powers thingy) and the same also applies to the chain on raleigh's neck? just like the one where luffy was kept in in the Alabasta arc and the one used on Robin in EL. we know that smoker is strong and yet he didn't resist while being captured in the cage.
i don't know the reason he can be caught, whether it's boredom or about testing luffy or anything, but if that's the case, then this might be why raleigh didn't resist or escape because he can't even if he wanted to! and the cage is probably just as safety measures, if someone weak (or not so strong) like camie for example wants to escape, as they don't have DF powers. but I can't find a point for the giant, since he's probably strong even without DF power. sorry XD
well, this point is actually valid only IF raleigh has DF power. but i think it's worth a mention right?