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No he never, he was nothing like his prime self at all.
You do realise that Mayweather used to be a combination puncher right, how many of them did you see in his last few fights? Hardly any is the answer, any time he tried to throw more than 3 punches he falls off balance after the left hook, he's not capable of lighting people up with combinations any more. His straight right hand was missing consistently against Berto and he was effectively winning fights with his jab. Just because he adapted very well to his loss in physical abilities doesn't mean he wasn't past his prime, it's just a testament to how good he is.
Manny can still do everything he's always been able to do, he hasn't had to turn into a potshotter like Floyd, his hands aren't busted, he is still one of the fastest in the sport. Your feet and hands dont slow down from taking punches, that happens to everyone, regardless of your defense. Floyd was handicapped later in his career but he adapted and used his experience to stay on top, he was nothing like the physical beast he used to be.
It's completely disingenuous to suggest that Floyd waited for Manny to get old given his own age and situation.
Floyd relied on his defensive ability to negate his opponents offence. What he lost in volume (he never was a high volume guy) he made up for in his punches landed vs his opponents. It didn't really affect his overall style that much. He's always been a potshotter since moving up to higher weights. That has more to do with him having to fight bigger men that he could no longer knock down, so he had to adjust and become more elusive i.e. throw less combos. The point is he is far less past his prime than Manny.
That is absolute crap about Manny. His volume has dropped dramatically over the five years that it took to make the PBF fight. That was his biggest advantage. 5 years before the PBF fight Manny put up an average of 103 punches per round against Clottey, prior to the PBF fight that was down to 56 against Algieri and 47 in the second Bradley match. That's a drop of half, pretty significant.