monk ac vs hp

[Croco]

I usually go by 1ac = 5hp for a monk but even that is too high for me. For instance I would rather wear gatorscale sleeves 6ac / 15hp vs azure 12ac as a noob monk because hp scales better because of mend.

That 1700 ac monk might take hits better than an SK but I highly doubt he can "tank" better because that requires you to be able to gain/keep agro, and no monk is going to beat an SK at snapping and holding agro. I don't care what weapons he's using.