I'm on the train that want Toriko to lose actually. But off-screened, no? It was a fight that was expect long before the arc.
And realistically thinking I think Shima would want to show Toriko's fight with Starjun. It is only logical, right?
I'm not saying Starjun can't have a last-point power up like Zebra and Toriko given his character and abilities he probably will have that kind of thing with the high chance of it being related to heat.
I'm only saying wasn't Toriko's autophagy meant to consume him? Looking at the scene there is only one way for Toriko to fight back, and that is autophagy.
Problems start here now:
1- Isn't autophagy creating energy by feeding on one's body itself? If Toriko were to lose it means his death! If he would start winning I can see Starjun using a fail-safe mode or appetite-like thing which should be enough for Toriko right now. Either way if Starjun were to lose Toriko would die anyway because he needs to eat something. And since there isn't any high level ingredients like Mellow Cola or Regal Mammoth's flesh, what was it, Jewel Meat i think he could only eat Starjyun but I don't think he would count anyway.
2- I want Toriko to lose. But it seems he can't fight right now without autophagy. And If he were to use autophagy we got problems on 1.
I just don't like the way Toriko is losing this. It would need to be his fight like Tommyrod where he will loose consciousness. But his fight with Starjun was the most develoepd thing in this arc I think. Why would Shima prefer it to get done with it off screen?