Was Tyron Woodley’s championship reign overrated?

[Bearknuckle]

Looking back now. I remember him considering himself up there near GSP as far as WW greatness. But seeing his run shows he didnt fight a ton of top guys and everyone he fought was basically trash after.

Had a draw vs thompson where many thought thompson won.

another extremely close fight vs thompson

Demian maia decision

Destroyed till who was very overated and has been terrible since.

thompson
Thompson
Maia
Till

is that really that good?

the constant rematches imo ruin a fighters legacy. Even usman wasted his prime title reign fighting masvidal twice.

My ww goatness:
Gsp

usman
Hughes
Woodley.

 

[Emjay]

He won more than he lost so no.

 

[Luthien]

I remember the UFC even called him GOAT a few times <{CMPALM}>

 

[Saye_mc]

Not really but he did duck colby for a long time

 

[acannxr]

I remember the UFC even called him GOAT a few times <{CMPALM}>

A lot of GSP haters on Sherdog did too, it was laughable, and I'm not even a GSP fan.

 

[Hypetrainofthemonth]

Yes, but was mainly the GSP haters desperately trying to over rate him into WW GOAT as some sort of blemish to GSP, because they were still bitter about Silva's blemishes, as this forum had a sort of Silva vs GSP faction comment/thread war<45>!

Even though they weren't as vocal with Usman, they did try to do the same with Usman too!

 

[AmbassadorFright]

Yeah, razor thin decisions against WB that many think he should have lost. Landed one punch vs Maia and stuffed takedowns the whole fight. Also Darren Till may be the worst title contender in UFC history and could arguably be on a 7 fight l streak

 

[DragRacer]

4 title defenses is an impressive career no matter what.
But those were 4 weak defenses. Wonderboy is legit as they come, but he barely squeaked by in those wins by a razor’s edge in 2 of the most boring title fights ever.
Massacred Till, who was on a tear at the time.
Another snooze fest with Maia.

 

[Tweak896]

Woodley is a class act, just an awesome guy, I've never seen another fighter give the money back to their opponent after they miss weight like he did. Also his championship is underrated with how people talk about him here.

At the time he was pretty much the only real champion defending his belt normally, this was the Conor era time when everyone was chasing money fights. I place him slightly lower than Usman, but not by much.

 

[OmegaRugal]

He had a great run.

Wonderboy was nearly unbeatable back then.

Maia was subbing guys left and right and was not even taking any punishment in his many fights prior.

Till was a scary and huge WW. Undefeated i think at the time too no?

 

[Phisher]

Overrated by whom?

Most fans hated him or didn't care.

The non-shill MMA media all mocked the idea that he was anywhere near GSP.

 

[Bearknuckle]

He had a great run.

Wonderboy was nearly u beatable back then.

Maia was subbing guys left and right and was not even taking any punishment in his many fights prior.

Till was a scary and huge WW.

Wonderboy was his only legit contender and be struggled in both fights

maia was 40 yrs old

Till is a big ww…thats about all anyone can say. Till has been terrible since and like another poster said, probably the weakest title challenger. He was fast tracked and exposed for it.

 

[nonoob]

TWood had no fear, he earned his place as a champ. He fought his ass off, ducked no one and took no prisoners. PinkyDana slammed him - no big surprise.

 

[DragRacer]

Imagine what even the nutty later version of GSP with the alien probe stuck in his ass would have done to Woodley?

Tyron would have gotten jabbed to hell and back for a few rounds, then dumped on his back repeatedly for the later rounds once he gassed out. 50-43

Overrated by whom?

Most fans hated him or didn't care.

The non-shill MMA media all mocked the idea that he was anywhere near GSP.

 

[DragRacer]

Tyron also either raised or donated $ to help out Stephan Bonnar after his his house burned.

That was very kind of him.

Woodley is a class act, just an awesome guy, I've never seen another fighter give the money back to their opponent after they miss weight like he did. Also his championship is underrated with how people talk about him here. At the time he was pretty much the only real champion defending his belt normally, this was the Conor era time when everyone was chasing money fights. I place him slightly lower than Usman, but not by much.

 

[CerebralKnievel]

His time as champion was an incredible feat, but believing he was up there with GSP only indicates that you're a moron.

 

[chaos_36]

Fought a better striker than GSP ever did in Wonderboy.
Fought a better grappler than GSP ever did in Maia.

GSP had the better run for sure but Tyron wasn't exactly out here fighting bums either.

 

[Gilday]

It was extremely overrated at the time, extremely underrated now. Woodleys run was more impressive than Usman's

 

[DragRacer]

He was terrified of both Wonderboy and Maia, and threw like 15 total strikes in each of those fights. If Woodley would have dominated Wonderboy in the same manner that GSP dominated everyone (except Hendricks) that would have been a huge feather in his cap.


Also Jake Shields > Demian Maia

Fought a better striker than GSP ever did in Wonderboy.
Fought a better grappler than GSP ever did in Maia.

GSP had the better run for sure but Tyron wasn't exactly out here fighting bums either.

 

[Raptors2019]

I remember the UFC even called him GOAT a few times <{CMPALM}>

I remember Rogan repeatedly declaring him GOAT. I don't know if that was what UFC wanted as well.