Floyd's last prime performance?

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  1. Brixton Bomber

    Brixton Bomber Obsessed with Boxing banned Full Member

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    Excluding Canelo and JMM, which performance do you feel we saw the best of Mayweather for the very last time?
     
  2. Babality

    Babality KTFO!!!!!!! Full Member

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  3. wutang

    wutang Active Member Full Member

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    I hate to say it because I despise the man, but mayweather could have fought well into his 40's with success much like hopkins did. We most likely would have seen him lose a few close fights but he has the style and boxing knowledge for longevity. I would argue we saw prime mayweather up until his retirement. Maybe not in the sense that he was in his physical prime, but the results of his fights speak for themself.
     
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  4. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    Jmm was his last prime performance
     
  5. aaalbert

    aaalbert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Didn’t he say one time that when he fought Corrales that he was in the best he’s ever been?
     
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  6. C.J.

    C.J. Boxings Living Legend revered & respected by all Full Member

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    I think his/her best performance was dancing the dying swan in swan lake Fluffy you was lovely ROFL
     
  7. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    I think his best performance was making this dumbass old excuse making crying fool cj cry in every boxing thread on this forum that his name is brought up in. Pbf lives rent free in cjs head but he's too stupid to realize it. He ruined boxing for him for an entire era while simultaneously ruining his life in the process. Lmfao!!!!
     
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  8. AlwaysFirst

    AlwaysFirst Well-Known Member Full Member

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    ^This^
     
  9. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    Berto as well. There were moments in that fight where you could see just Floyd buying some time, meaning nothing was really happening. Floyd would just do a few feints and take his time to recover.
    But he easily boxed for 12 rounds, constantly moving as if he were 28 not 38.

    As someone mentioned earlier, Floyd could have fought into his 40s.
     
  10. CharlesBurley

    CharlesBurley Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    For me Prime Floyd is 130-140. Think he looked slower at 147. Definitely slower after he retired post-Hatton.
     
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  11. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    As his athleticism faded, he improved other aspects of his game to stay on top of his game.

    For example the Floyd that beat Corrales would never have beaten Canelo.
     
  12. tealt

    tealt Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I would say Gatti. After that he KO'd Hatton and Michell and that was it.
     
  13. Richmondpete

    Richmondpete Real fighters do road work Full Member

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    Whether or not you want to call him prime he was sensational against canelo
     
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  14. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    Probably Hatton but a fall off from that height is still a high point compared to most fighters.
     
  15. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    "Floyd could have fought into his forties" is a true statement.

    "His true prime was over before he reached welter" can be (and IMO actually is) as well.