I've been reading all too many posts from others than XF improved even without much training in a few months, and he's the one who could win fights when the odds are stacked against him. I know these are all presented in the novel, but sometimes, I grew fed up of this because in any XF vs poll, the guy would win most of the time. When running out of hard proof, the one reason that people rely on is because he's the #1 with warrior, fighter ... whatever spirit, and he would eventually win.
Now, imagine a XF vs XF fight. The first is the XF version during the manor slaughter, and the next was XF version during the Shaolin fight. Ain't it seems contradicting? The Shaolin XF would have improved after such a long time since the manor slaughter. But, XF is the one who could win fights that when his chips are down. Who takes the win? And why? Remember it's a public poll.
Ok, XF fans, start pounding me with XL18Z. I'm ready.