Is hopkins in his prime?

[Taeth]

Also look at who Hopkins fought at 43
Tarver: jsut finished a movie where he was basically a heavyweight, losing that weight would affect anyone, but just because people didn't like him they didn't give it any thought.
Winky Wright: a natural 154 pounder fighting at 170 isn't the same fighter he once was, I think he would have beaten Bernard had they fought when they were supposed to at 160.
Calzaghe: closest to his prime of the southpaws simply because he always stays in great shape, he wasn't losing a ton of weight or gaining a ton of weight. However in his prime Calzaghe was a much better puncher. I think he is around the same place Hopkins was when he faced Trinidad, he is slightly over the Zenith but he is style in a situation where his skills along with his remaining athletic abilities make him still near the top of his game. However I feel Hopkins was simply the better man technically.
Pavlik: I think he would have beaten Trinidad at middleweight, but he is basically the same type of opponent for B-Hop, I've felt that his style would be easy to negate for B-HOp all along.

But all in all Hopkins was quite clearly a superior boxer 10 years ago.

[Spicoli]

Love Hopkins.Of course he is going to say he was at his absolute best after looking that great.He is one of the biggest self promoters in ring history & has perfected his over all preservation of skill's but no,he is not in his prime.And that is saying much more for him than if he actually was prime at 43