Mate the WG KNOWS that Buggy aint worth shit. They had him in Impel Down lvl 1 & only made him a Shichibukai for his influence.
Nope. It was before the reveal of Roger former crew mate etc. They even apologized for not recognizing Buggy etc. When they traveled to MF, WG learnt Buggy past and his stock rised a lot.
His ID level is meaningless. Especially when Buggy tricked them to think he doesnt have DF.
And after the war they offered him a Shishibukai seat.
WG respects.
And the new Yonko is not Mihawk or Croco it’s Buggy.
We know for a fact (Law's words) that Mihawk & Crocodile are the ones who are bringing up Buggy and not the other way around.
And you dont get a higher bounty than 2 Yonkos for being a bounty hunter. Look at Crocodile f.ex., he's not even over 2 whereas Mihawk is percieved as a higher threat than 2 EMPERORS of the Sea.
I never said Croco and Mihawk didn’t put Buggy to Yonko position.
But as you said : Buggy as influence and lots of guys under him.
Who is more threatening : Mihawk solo with baboons ?
or Mihawk + Croco + Buggy and his powerful organisation worthy of being Shishibukai ?
Tough choice.