Oda writes Mihawk to be a Commander level fighter, how is the audience supposed to perceive him?
Again, PRE YONKO Shanks was Mihawk rival who was also a Commander level fighter.
Current Shanks plays in a different league.
Having 2 Warlords on your crew and you're already stronger than 95% of all pirate crews. Crocodile did work on MF but people cant get past Alabasta. Assuming Weevil is also part of the crew, if you put Buggy crew against the Beast Pirates or the BM pirates without Kaido or BM, Buggy is winning. Only 3 crews are currently stronger than his.