So which elite fighters were in their prime when Pacquiao & Mayweather beat them?

[Chopper417]

You do know that question was "which ELITE fighters were in their prime" do you not?

Again let me stress the word "ELITE".

So you can take Pascal, Pavlik, Johnson, and Tarver off that list. I'll give you Trinidad and Hoya, you can make a case for those names.

Agreed, it's just tough because most of the time people are going to associate a fighters prime with their best weight, neither of which Hoya or Tito were at against Hopkins, but I absolutely agree the case can be made.

[bojangles1987]

Barrera and Marquez for Pac.

[Larry the boss]

The hatton that got beat by May was not even close to the Hatton to beat Malinagi and Pac Iced him hard.

Pac- Marquez, Bradley, Barrera, Hatton

May- Corrales, Catillo

lmfao,what??what the hell did i just read here..Hatton was prime for Manny but not with Floyd??lol

[bojangles1987]

ELITE fighters in their PRIMES?!?....all that talk about P4P top dog and best of the era bull**** is just talk huh?...its ONLY about 3 or 4 ELITE fighters in their PRIMES on their resumes COMBINED!!...Barrera and Morales went to war 3 times before Manny put hands on them....neither was in their prime AFTER those 3 classics imo....Chico had issues with the weight like Dawson had against Ward...so you have to factor that in the equation...Hatton was overrated...only one eye catching win on his resume when he fought Floyd...till this day, his best win is the Tszyu win and we all know Tszyu was at the end of his road and in his prime he would've iced Hatton

B.Hop beat more ELITE fighters in their PRIMES than BOTH of them COMBINED!!!...do the math!!

Barrera and Morales had only fought twice before Pacquiao destroyed Barrera, and MAB was still prime.

And Hopkins never beat ONE fighter better than Barrera or Marquez. So saying he beat more elite prime fighters than both Pacquiao and Mayweather is outright ridiculous. Because to say that, you would have to count the type of fighters you are completely dismissing for Pacquiao and Mayweather.

[Larry the boss]

Barrera and Morales had only fought twice before Pacquiao destroyed Barrera, and MAB was still prime.

And Hopkins never beat ONE fighter better than Barrera or Marquez. So saying he beat more elite prime fighters than both Pacquiao and Mayweather is outright ridiculous. Because to say that, you would have to count the type of fighters you are completely dismissing for Pacquiao and Mayweather.

Oscars resume ****s all over Juans and Barreras combined to be honest with you

And Tito did just as much as either

[RlCKY]

Cotto vs Pac.

Cotto only had one loss on his record and that was a tainted loss by a loaded gloved Margarito.

b-b-but they made him come down 1 pound from his last fight ........

[RlCKY]

The hatton that got beat by May was not even close to the Hatton to beat Malinagi and Pac Iced him hard.

Pac- Marquez, Bradley, Barrera, Hatton

May- Corrales, Catillo

Wait, so losing to Floyd made Hatton better?

[Larry the boss]

Wait, so losing to Floyd made Hatton better?

yep...just like Mosley was better when he fought Manny and Juan was better 3 years later when he fought Manny..they all get better AFTER they fight Floyd

[Ray*]

Lol this thread makes me laugh, anyway both only probably have one elite prime fighter on their resume, the rest is a fighter either weight drained, jumping up in weight, going to prison, war torn or inactive/injured over a long period.

[BoxingFollower]

Shane Mosley was in his prime when Pac beat him.

Arum claimed that Pac and Mosley would fight toe to toe, and that Mosley was gonna be better than ever, they even boosted up the fight by showing clips of Shane back in the 90's when he was undefeated.