Is Juan Manuel Marquez still in his prime?

I think he's still in it.. I mean he beat Pac in the 2nd fight (to me), KO'd Casa mayor and Diaz after that as well.. He looked shaky in the first couple of rounds against diaz, since I think this was the first time he fought someone with non-stop aggression.. But even though he was at timeds under durress, he was the fighter landing the harder more accurate blows... I still think he has another solid year or two in him, and solid is all that he needs to be, to put on a great performance...

I mean JMM's biggest wins (Barrera, J Diaz, Casa and Pac II) have all come in the last 2 years.

yes, he has not degressed as a fighter. if hes not in his prime now he wasnt in his prime during pac II

YES!! He just had his best 2 to wins.

He's a fight or 2 away from being "old". Win or lose against PBF he should still fight Pacman at some point. But thats almost about it if he wants a big payday because the youngsters coimng up will be looking for a gatekeeper and JMM is too much of a legend to be put on that level.

He is one of a few fighters that get better with age. He has the go getter will that he was lacking before.

I think too many people are making too much of JMM's age. Personally, I think he has gotten better. Sure, his legs may not be as steady as they were when they were younger, but his punching power has increased dramatically as an equalizer. I always thought Barrera was a better fighter in the late stage of his career than when he fought Junior Jones because he started using boxing skills he knew he had. It's funny though, because I think JMM has gotten better like Hopkins and Barrera did later in their careers but in a different way. Maybe I overstated B-Hop's case. But when you pay attention to his career he got hit less and less as he got older. JMM has been taking more punishment because of the desire to become more marketable, but at the same time that has served him well because the judges in his fights with Casamayor and Diaz could have screwed him over. I didn't agree with the judges' scores at the end of any of those fights.

No. He's still elite tho.

Yes i think so. JMM is like an old french wine, he only gets better with age. I think the Marquez who fought Pacman, Casamayor and Diaz wouldn't have lost to Chris John or Freddie Norwood. you know...i was thinking the exact same thing the other day. but i still wouldnt call JMM a prime fighter. aint that something? i think he lacked learning fights early in his career and age and now that he had them, nature wont let me call him prime.

I think he is starting to slow a bit for sure, I thought Diaz would beat him because of this fact. He is still solid and his experiance partly offsets the drop off in athleticism but father time catches up with everyone eventually. After this fight I think he will be very past it (take this comment however you wish).

It was obvious in the first half of the Diaz fight that he has slipped a bit, but he is still fairly solid. yes hes still a very game fighter. but is he in his prime? thats prime, the very up-most top of your game. from your reflexes to you body limits, and so on.

Very few 36 year olds are still in their prime at 36, marquez ain't 1 of em.

Nope, he's past it, but he has enough in him to win fights.

It was obvious in the first half of the Diaz fight that he has slipped a bit, but he is still fairly solid.