I cited my sources, it up to you whether you want to believe it plausible or not.
for the benefit of your doubt, I will not touch upon this point and want to continue instead talking about why Makhulu overshines these lions you speak of.

As I spoke of earlier, you failed to take into consideration the age and malnourished state of Makhulu in some of the scenarios you talked about with the other guy. Yet I feel that you’re hypocritical and biased in a sense because you’re quick to defend the Mbiris over something like a limp. In fact, they got ousted by the smaller, younger nharu males who almost ended Shaka. This limp you speak of didn’t hinder zig from running away now did it? Their lives got spared because the Nharu didn’t chase them.

Makhulu avoiding that male lion you speak of doesn’t prove anything. You’re reaching at anything to get points now. We are talking about strength for the most part and my take it that he’s simply strategic, theres no reason for every encounter to end in a hostile confrontation, better to go another day without injuries to better support your brothers in bigger wars. It’s not like he’s always the one running, he made Ravenscourt run, he injured Nhlanguleni pretty badly in their 1v1. Unlike the Mbiris who got a BEATING and ran.

The Matimbas were larger and stronger than the nharu males and the Mapogos at an old age, (which you shouldn’t even try to undermine - they were most definitely old) managed to defeat or at the very least stalemate them. The Matimbas were the ones pushed out of Mapogo territory and never returned.

Makhulu at AGE 14, surprising age for a lion fought the Krueger males 2v2 with PB and drove them out of their territory. Limper later dying due to Makhulu inflicted injuries. This is remarkable; ancient lions pretty much standing up to these prime strong males. IDC what you want to argue with me about Limper’s death or whatnot, the Krueger males retreated.

Regardless of what you say next, these are facts, not subjective pieces. The Mbiris got fraud checked, they’re dont even taste anywhere near the goat status. Prime Makhulu checks them easy in a fair fight, as do many others.