User blog comment:JustSomeDude.../735- Brave Justice/@comment-1595565-20140124090909/@comment-7890302-20140125142242

1. Mihawk is the only pirate who has faced an emperor and not get his butt handed to him. They seemed equal, and being the worlds greatest swordsman, Mihawk seems the type to only boast if it's true. Moriah was almost like him, but he got lazy and lost a lot of his old power.

2. Buggy has influence. Everyone thinks he's shanks level. Sad that he's weaker then Arlong, who's weaker then Hody, who was not even that big a threat.

Edit: Besides, I pointed why they are around. Not that it is a fact. If Crocodile or all the other warlords were truly emperor level, the war would have been over in 10 minutes, with only Marco and Whitebeard being able to take them.