Quote Originally Posted by SweetPea
When I refer to fighter's peak, I mean the time when his skills were at their sharpest, not necessarily when he had his biggest win.

For example, of the fighters you named....

Hagler's biggest win is probably the Hearns fight, but he was already past his peak at that point, he was in his 30s. His peak was probably a few years before that.

Holyfield's biggest win was against Tyson, but he was already in his 30s and had been thru lots of wars at that time. His peak skills-wise was in the very early 90s IMO.

Whitaker's peak started in '89 with the wins over Haugen and Ramirez and extended until about '94. His win over Chavez was right near the end of his peak. His peak probably could've lasted longer, but it ended prematurely because he lost focus.
Excellent post,totally agree.CC.