Originally posted by Dark-Jaxx
Luffy took punches from his grandfather, Garp, who was wielding a huge wrecking ball the size of a ship(unless I am remembering wrong). Are you sure Luffy is outclassed in stretching? Luffy was able to stretch his arm high enough to grab a giant bird that was barely visible in the sky. Reed is not as strong as Luffy, that is for sure. Luffy with one punch killed a giant Sea King.
I'm not doubting the fact that Luffy's damage output is above Reed's, it's just that blunt damage won't really do anything to Mr.Fantastic. Reed wouldn't be able to deal any damage to by punching him, but he has other tactics.