User blog comment:IamJakuhoRaikoben/Chapter 366: 1000 Souls, Review./@comment-112.198.90.215-20140111080313/@comment-5303512-20140113164449

Tempesta was I don't know what that was, but he was stronger than the Thunder God Tribe, Laxus was something I expected. And Jackal was strong it was just Natsu found out how to counter (or at least reduced the damage) of Jackal's explosions, when Natsu got hit by Jackals first explosion touch, Natsu got knocked out, after Natsu beat Jackal he forgot to do his method and was knocked down again.

What my take on all this is people didn't hate the fight, it was the BS that Happy survived the explosion.