User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 609 - "A"/@comment-25606271-20141211185605/@comment-24963493-20141212044837

Ichibei seemed to just be toying with Yhwach most of their fight, then when he got serious Yhwach only survived because of his godpowers. I feel like, even without the bankai stealing ability, Yhwach would have easily beaten Yama. Considering the fact that Ichibei went toe to toe with Yhwach without using his version of a bankai, or even releasing his zanpakuto, and Yama was so easily defeated when not being able to use his bankai, it still seems like Ichibei is stronger.