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If Barrera's prime was as a superbantam (1994-2000) it sadly consisted of ONE win over a top ten fighter and getting smashed to bits by Junior Jones.

I think the Barrera of 2000 onwards was much better than the one who beat McKinney and was hit with 10 million right-hands from Jones.

In fact it's utterly foolish to think he wasn't a better fighter from 2000 onwards. Not only did his defense improve, which can be down to him maturing mentally, it's also where his most high-profile wins came.

Unless you can be a better fighter outside your prime?
Since 48 of his 66 fights were below 126....
That's quantity not quality. About 30 of those are at superfly. If he was British it would be called a padded record.

Maybe he was physically better at superbantam but not mentally.

Maybe this prime lark is just nonsense really. Hmm...