User blog comment:Godisme/Deicide 17/@comment-1906999-20100816221240

Ichigo does have a strong will, but he hasn't always shown physical strength. Ever since being nearly killed by Byakuya, he’s always been…soft.

Ikkau fight was the last fight he was good for a while. Kenpachi – He freaked out and ran before finally fighting. Byakuya – He didn’t actually win the fight. Shirosaki did the main damage to Byakuya allowing him to best Byakuya in the final swing. Aizen round 1 – hahahaha…don’t get me started here. Grimmjow round 1 – OMG I’m afraid of my hollow. Yammy – OMG my hollow is too tough. Shirosaki – Got owned until the very end. Grimmjow round 2 – ALMOST overpowered him, then... OH CRAP!! Dordonii – Once again got his ass handed to him until the last second. Ulquiorra round 1 – Ran like hell, actually got killed. Grimmjow round 3 – This is the one fight that could be the exception... Nnoitra and Tesla – ...Just to lose again. Got hosed by Nnoitra and almost killed by Tesla. Ulquiorra round 2 – Ichigo didn’t even win this fight PERIOD. Shirosaki did ALL the work, not some. Yammy round 2 – I’m so sad Shirosaki killed Ulqui, I’m gonna wallow and self pity and let Byakuya and Kenpachi kick me out of my fight. Aizen round 2 – I’m so consumed in self pity that I’m not going to go all out the moment I see him. Gin – I’m too depressed to take this fight seriously. Hell even Gin called him out on that point. Hollow Zangetsu – It doesn't look like he's doing too well here, but we can't be certain until we see something more than blood in his mouth.

I think that covered all his fights. So to restate my ppoint, Ichigo has always shown a strong will to fight (until recently), but that hasn't always transferred into actual strength to back it up.