This thread is tricky.

Let's define prime first. I thought barrera was in his prime when he first met pac. It was just after he schooled Naz. He was at that time considered king of the featherweight. Wasn't he at the peak during that time? I can still remember that time when people here have been saying that Pac was just a tune up fight. Nothing more but a TUNE UP. His fight with Pac was in between his trilogy with Morales. Conclusion: Barrera was not shot during that time. He was clearly beaten by pac in his PRIME. It took some time for their rematch to happen because BArrera was not yet ready. Couldn't imagine he aged so soon. He actually even won a belt after a couple of fights after that.

Pac vs Morales. First fight was very nice except for one thing. Blood was all over Pac's face. Morales didn't fight a composed Pac there. PAc was clearly having a problem with all the blood in his eyes. Question: Is Morales still at his peak during this time? As far as I can remember, people were not even thinking that he would become washed up for 5 more fights with the way he handled Pac. After less than a year, he had his rematch with Pac.
pac was the underdog. The 2nd match was very exciting with all the exchanges the two were having. Morales had no sign of being shot. He traded with Pac and was getting really nice shots against Pac. he however, underestimated pac's power. Got caught in the later rounds with a left straight from pac and he's down.
Conclusion: Morales was not shot during the Pac vs Morales II. As to being at his peak, he could be as Pac was even the underdog during the second fight.

Pac vs Morales 3. As far as I can remember, some people here were saying that pac just had a lucky punch in their 2nd match. Morales was too brave that he again tried to exchange with pac. Got demolished in the 3rd round. People here were saying, " Pac is a monster". After that, people would say that Morales was already shot. Might be true. It could be because of the punishment he got in the 2nd match. Morales went on to fight DAvid Diaz. In many pe0ple's eyes, he was robbed there. Not too shot, therefore.


During all those times, Pac was considered to be one-dimensional. Clearly, Pac was not yet at his prime.

Imagine what a prime Pac would do to both Morales and Barrera.