JAIF

This has been mentioned many a time, but not clarified properly.
In the Buu saga, when Dabura and Babidee select the people they want to drain energy from, they point out Son Goku, Son Gohan, and Vegeta. There is no indication that they knew about the Super Saiyan transformation, nor that they could sense "suppressed" power--I'd say, the opposite is shown, since they needed a machine to count Super Saiya-jinn Son Goku's power level. So, this practically means, in my eyes, that Piccolo << base Gohan.
Stated that: base Gohan (Buu arc) < base Gohan (Cell arc)
It is also shown during the fight with the Cell Jrs that, Piccolo wasn't that far behind ASSj Vegeta/Trunks in power. Behind still, but not that far.
Assuming that Piccolo's power didn't wane throughout the period between the two sagas, not significantly at least, otherwise it would have been mentioned I suppose, we have
base Gohan (Buu arc) > Piccolo
base Gohan (Buu arc) < base Gohan (Cell arc)
Piccolo <= ASSj Vegeta (Cell arc)
So that means, base Gohan (Cell arc) > ASSj Vegeta (Cell arc).
Doesn't that sound weird?

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