Prime..lets dicuss when you think certain fighters prime began and ended

[ИATAS]

Yeah, but it wasn't a prime version.. He explosiveness and punching power, stamina and speed went downhill around the joppy fight.. Hopkins was smart enough and adapt but he was more like Michael Jordan with the fadeaway instead of jordan dunking..

Robert Allen is a good measuring stick. After their third fight, where Hopkins won a decision versus knocking him out in the second fight, Allen had stated Hopkins wasn't as fast and strong as he was before. That was in 2004 right before the Oscar fight. You could see a decline from 2001 to 2004. So I'd say his prime ended between then, around 2003.

[Larry the boss]

Hopkins about 97-2003

Floyd 98-2005

Manny 01-2010

Hatton 03-08

Wlad 2005-2012

Calzaghe 03-07

2005 for Floyd????

[therealpugilist]

Roy Jones

Bernard Hopkins

Floyd Mayweather

Manny Pacquiao

Ricky Hatton

Wladamir Klitchko

Joe Calzaghe


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Hopkins prime was 1996-2001

Jones 1995-2000

Mayweather 2004-2009

Pacquaio 2005-2010

Hatton 2003-2007

Klitschko 2006-2010

Calzaghe 1998-2003

[VERSION1 (V1)]

Yeah, but it wasn't a prime version.. He explosiveness and punching power, stamina and speed went downhill around the joppy fight.. Hopkins was smart enough and adapt but he was more like Michael Jordan with the fadeaway instead of jordan dunking..

agree with everything you said

[Jc8804]

Roy Jones

Bernard Hopkins

Floyd Mayweather

Manny Pacquiao

Ricky Hatton

Wladamir Klitchko

Joe Calzaghe


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Peds and IVs can prolong things imo

[Sugar Adam Ali]

2005 for Floyd????

Yeah, I think floyd was at his best from 130-140..

He slipped abit going to welter, wasn't as fast, powerful or explosive..

What floyd did to gatti, he could have easily done to ghost, shane, Hatton had he not lost a youthful spring in his step

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Robert Allen is a good measuring stick. After their third fight, where Hopkins won a decision versus knocking him out in the second fight, Allen had stated Hopkins wasn't as fast and strong as he was before. That was in 2004 right before the Oscar fight. You could see a decline from 2001 to 2004. So I'd say his prime ended between then, around 2003.

Yea robert Allen is a great example.. I think the 3rd fight was just after the joppy fight.. Joppy was the last time we really saw vintage bernard

[GrandpaBernard]

Floyd

Started at Ndou, ended at Hatton

[MurkaMan]

Yeah, I think floyd was at his best from 130-140..

He slipped abit going to welter, wasn't as fast, powerful or explosive..

What floyd did to gatti, he could have easily done to ghost, shane, Hatton had he not lost a youthful spring in his step

Actually, according to stats, Floyd was more aggressive at the lower weights, and got hit more! It wasnt until he went up in weight, that he began to throw less shots, get hit less, and dominate the entire fight impeccably!

I believe his plus minus rating at 140 was 28! At ww, it peeked at 30, which was top 3 in boxing history! His absolute peek, based on stats, began at ww, and ended after the Shane fight! He didnt do Ortiz the way he did JMM and Shane, but that was a 4 round fight, and its not like Floyd got the chance to really go in!

After the Cotto fight, Floyd had a new prime between the Ghost and Canelo fight! It completely ended their!

[Eff Pandas]

Mayweather 1998-2013
Pacquiao 2003-2011
Jones Jr 1993-2003