Media Big John McCarthy says Covington never had championship level

[blaseblase]

That's an insult to Kenny Florian. Kenny earned his title shots.

 

[markg171]

And there's gonna be
people out there saying "well, Colby won the interim". Nope, interim ain't crap. It's just not the same, cause there was somebody else that was actually better, sitting there with the title. It just says
that you're not that guy, to get to that level.

Wait till Big John finds out that the champion at the time was Woodley.

 

[Migdagen]

Colby could be champion, but stars would need to be lined up for him. Not sure if that gives more weight or less to whatever Big John statement is.

 

[markg171]

That's an insult to Kenny Florian. Kenny earned his title shots.

Kenny Florian got his 1st title shot against Sherk after only his LW debut against Sam Stout.

He earned his 2nd title shot against BJ fair enough.

He got his 3rd title shot against Aldo off of only his FW debut against Diego Nunes.

 

[prikoke]

John McCarthy really wants to be the Teddy Atlas of MMA.

 

[ComeChooDaddy]

American Marc Goddard is irrelevant

 

[blaseblase]

Kenny Florian got his 1st title shot against Sherk after only his LW debut against Sam Stout.

He earned his 2nd title shot against BJ fair enough.

He got his 3rd title shot against Aldo off of only his FW debut against Diego Nunes.

You're just pointing out how ridiculous Colby's last 2 title shots were.

 

[Tapatio]

LMFAO, lots of Call the Cops Covington fanbois getting triggered here! The record speaks for itself! And for that non-binary, crotch diving fake patriot to be calling out Wonderboy for his next fight is PATHETIC! Cry more, soyboys!

 

[Last Falconry]

this is absolutely piling on, but uh, yeah. colby sucks. always has, always will. might as well get it on public record

 

[dipstickjimmy]

But he is. His fights with Usman prove it. It's just a dumb statement

How do they prove it? Darren Elkins went the distance with Volkanovski but doesn't make him Championship level. Colby wasn't competitive with Usman. He got his jaw broken and was beaten to a pulp. Usman looked like he finished a light sparring session. Colby touched Usman and Kamaru HIT Colby. When the number of times are similar and you can't see the difference the actual impact and power is making, that is a clear indication you don't know what you are watching.

 

[markg171]

You're just pointing out how ridiculous Colby's last 2 title shots were.

Beating Woodley and Masvidal to earn respective title shots >>>>>>>>> beating Sam Stout and Diego Nunes in divisional debuts.

Lay off the Haterade.

 

[AmbassadorFright]

I disagree. He 100% would have beat Tyron Woodley if he fought him when Usman did. Big John also said Amasov was the best WW in the world when he just got slept by a dude Colby beat. He's a Bellator shill

 

[Yep]

Ain’t no yep here. That’s silly.

 

[BabyBlue_Bomber]

You're sucking Colby off hard here.

The Woodley he beat was nowhere near the same Woodley Kamaru beat. The Masvidal that Colby beat was an older and more worn (and KO'd) version of the Masvidal Kamaru beat. The Burns win is the prime contender that Covington does not have on his resume because he avoided them like the plague.

We just finally saw Colby get in there with a legitimately elite fighter in Leon and he looked horrible. He was just a good matchup for Kamaru, and people thought Colby was some comparable with the other elites of the division. He's not.

Colby is a career runner-up at best.

We will have to agree to disagree...

I would still heavily favor Covington over the version of Woodley that Usman beat...

And Edwards, just prior to making Covington look awful, made Usman look awful in there as well. I don't think there is any shame in that loss.

 

[Goutfather]

wtf is “never had championship level?” does it mean “never became champ?” if that’s the case, chad mendes wasnt championship level. neither was joe benavidez, or dan henderson, or yoel romero. it’s too bad they weren’t championship level like nicco montana, dave menne, or jamahal hill.

but if it means “capable of being champ,” then he’s obviously wrong.

 

[Portland8242]

We will have to agree to disagree...

I would still heavily favor Covington over the version of Woodley that Usman beat...

And Edwards, just prior to making Covington look awful, made Usman look awful in there as well. I don't think there is any shame in that loss.

So that makes him what, the 3rd or 4th best guy in the division? Colby vs Burns is a contender fight that made sense for the longest time but Colby actively avoided that. Honestly I think Burns beats him.

The 3rd or 4th best guy in the division isn't what I consider "championship" material. Gaethje is another guy who I like but he doesn't have championship level ability, and it's gonna unfortunately get proven again when he steps in there against Islam, and he's got a far better resume than Colby.

 

[listrahtes]

Big Jon also said Yaroslav was the greatest welterweight in the world.

Soooo.

This. He is great regarding everything with Referees and Judges. Everything else he has a very surprising lack of knowledge and is sometimes shockingly dumb in his statements.

 

[chinarice]

He lost.. Two times and now against Leon. Unfortunately for Colby, numbers don't lie but truth be told he has three defeats versus champions in his 4 defeats record, so.. We can say he is above the rest.

Colby is WW Poirier or Gaethje.

How can we say he's above the rest when he literally has no wins over anyone in the top10?

 

[Steve Fox]

How can we say he's above the rest when he literally has no wins over anyone in the top10?

Then we can't say he is above the rest. <45>

 

[Dr. Rose]

Not a fan of Colby these days but you can definitely claim he was championship level briefly given how competitive his fights with Usman were.

Maybe I need to rewatch those fights but I remember it differently. I remember them being competitive, but Usman never seemed in trouble, irrc. It has been awhile, so please don't take offense to this, it is more of a question than the general jackassery that we see on Sherdog lately.