Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-28702329-20181215114648/@comment-38952966-20200426164735

Franfran2424 wrote: Epitaph would let Diavolo see himself flying in the air like Kakyoin. He would then use King Crimson to keep DIO doing his actions, while Diavolo would relocate.

DIO would be confused after this, but his stand is fast enough to react to King Crimson ambush, so Diavolo wouldn't have any way to use his abilities to gain an edge.

At the end of the day, The World is fast and strong enough to cancel King Crimson ambushes, and King Crimson can avoid the time stoppings if he predicts them, so they would fight it out by regular punching.

That's a win for Dio, as his stand is stronger and faster.

The question is not whether or not DIO could defeat Diavolo. The question is whether or not King Crimson can negate the time stop.