User blog comment:Mythical zoan fruit enthusiast/The thing about Buggy's crew..../@comment-34954086-20130423090552

I wouldn't be surprised if Buggy had buffed quite a bit. Him developing haki in a way similar to Coby from constant exposure from his time in the Roger Pirates (stunted by East Blue, reawakened at War of the Best) is very believable. Even King Haki given his ability to win over people.

I don't expect him to be a match for Luffy or anything (beating Usopp however, believable), but do expect him to be the level of some of the Whitebeard Allies whom were being beaten by a simple Pacifista at first. Also, since from the Whitebeard War, most Pirates and Marines appear to use swords, and from the fact that Buggy couldn't be chopped by the World's Best Swordsman, a little manoeuvring could easily have him appearing invincible even in the New World.

His Pirate Dispatch Society, to me reads Bounty Hunter Organisation. We all know how Bounter Hunters turn out.