The thing is, Katakuri definitely looked good with his feats when he pummeled Luffy's strongest mode. I think everyone here agrees that they initially thought Bound Man was physically powerful as hell? But the issue is, the moment Kaido no sold Bound Man's attacks like nothing and one shot him like a fodder, that's the moment when Katakuri's AP looked like absolute dogshit in front of actual top tiers.
That's why people came to the conclusion that YC1 gets low diffed by top tiers like Kaido - because the guy who defeated Katakuri got treated like an absolute fodder. But really? If Law can take a TB or even Kinemon, how it is consistent that Luffy's strongest mode gets one shot instead?
Katakuri's portrayal is still great as hell - that's why I don't believe King beats him mid diff or even high diff, let alone stomps Kata - but due to another inconsistency and possibly feat inflation, his feats massively suffer now. Feat-wise, Marco and King look much stronger than Katakuri now. Can I blame people for putting King above Katakuri? Not really tbh.
I mean, aside from possibly suffocating King, how's Katakuri gonna hurt him when Zoro, the dude who cuts through Kaido's dragon scales, cannot overpower or hurt King's block? That's the thing with feats - and tbh, I kinda expected this kind of narrative the moment King actually shows some impressive stuff.