at what time period do you consider was mayweathers prime?

[Larry the boss]

Hard to say where it began,but i think he retired in his prime like Jordan did and came back whole different fighter

[SweetPbfAli]

For me it was 04 to 07

Learned from the Castillo fights, showed heart and he could adjust ...won titles from 140 to 154 and had the same athleticism of his youth combined with experience, better accuracy and defense...he combined potshotting and combos great in this period....before that he threw combos, after he was more a potshotter and counterpuncher


he filled out at 140 wish he stayed longer

During this period he called out odlh, tsyzu, Mosley, everyone between 135 thru 54 and said he was the best...went on to prove it

Based on the eye test, 140 was special. Wish he would have stayed longer. He still had his speed, power, movement and also stood in the pocket and threw in combination.

[MisterHardtop]

Mayweather v Corrales was the first of his fights that I covered and I was convinced that he was special, fast, defensively sharp and aggressive when he needed to me. For the shortest of times, he looked like a little Leonard, almost the complete fighter.

What followed was a period of solid wins over solid opponents, finally resulting in those two Castillo fights, Mayweather showed how he could rebound in the rematch and won it in my opinion (I had him winning the first one too).

His performance against Bruseles was great but it literally took him years, after the Castillo rematch, before he got back to world level with a win over Judah and De la Hoya. Since then he has faded, no longer a dazzling combination puncher and far too defensive, his offensive ability hindered, maybe by age or maybe due to an unwillingness to engage.

So I'd say his absolute peak was 01-07