Mihawk's strength is a major reason why Buggy is yonko.
A lot of people like to pretend as if Buggy is esteemed to be this great powerful pirate, but apart from random fodder, nobody actually believes Buggy is strong. We saw this with Kid's reaction to the new yonko, he accepted Luffy as a yonko but not Buggy.
If Kid knows Buggy is a fraud, then you really think the WG wouldn't? The reason for his 3 billion berry bounty isn't his strength, its his influence over his crew, including Crocodile and Mihawk.
So yeah, the reason Cross Guild is a yonko crew is Mihawk's strength + Crocodile's money + Buggy's influence. If Mihawk was actually a fraud, then Cross Guild would be no different from, say, Neo-Mads or the Kuja pirates.
A lot of people like to pretend as if Buggy is esteemed to be this great powerful pirate, but apart from random fodder, nobody actually believes Buggy is strong. We saw this with Kid's reaction to the new yonko, he accepted Luffy as a yonko but not Buggy.
If Kid knows Buggy is a fraud, then you really think the WG wouldn't? The reason for his 3 billion berry bounty isn't his strength, its his influence over his crew, including Crocodile and Mihawk.
So yeah, the reason Cross Guild is a yonko crew is Mihawk's strength + Crocodile's money + Buggy's influence. If Mihawk was actually a fraud, then Cross Guild would be no different from, say, Neo-Mads or the Kuja pirates.