Negotiations for a 168-pound bout on July 19 between Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and WBA middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin include a penalty of $1 million if either fighter fails to make weight, Top Rank Promotions CEO Bob Arum informed ******.com on Friday.
"That's one point that has been resolved," said Arum. "That's if either party is overweight, then he pays a fine of a million dollars to the other guy."
Chavez (48-1-1, 32 knockouts) is coming off consecutive unanimous decisions over Bryan Vera, the rematch being a super middleweight bout on March 1. Their first fight in September was contested at a 173-pound catchweight after a deal was reached in the wake of Chavez's failure to make the originally contracted super middleweight limit of 168.
"If he comes in over 168, then he pays the other guy a million dollars," said Arum of a clash that is scheduled to take place at the Forum in Inglewood, Calif. "Who gives a s–t? He should pay a big fine if he can't make 168, particularly now that we know that he can make 168."
Golovkin (29-0, 26 KOs) is coming off last month's seventh-round stoppage of Osumanu Adama, representing his 16th straight knockout victory.
Golovkin's promoter, Tom Loeffler of K2 Promotions could not be reached for an immediate comment.
"One thing that we want to stress is that we've agreed to the 168-pound fight for Chavez," said Loeffler in an earlier interview. "But Gennady is a small middleweight and after this fight, he plans to go back down to 160 to prove that he's the best middleweight. But one of the stipulations for this fight with Chavez was to fight at 168."
Golovkin pulled out of a scheduled April 26 defense against Andy Lee due to the death of his father, Gennady Ivanovich Golovkin, who passed as the result of a heart attack on February 18. Golovkin immediately began observing a period of mourning, a tradition in his culture, to spend time with his family in his native Kazakhstan.
Loeffler said he expects Golovkin to be in attendance at the April 12 rematch between WBO 147-pound beltholder Tim Bradley and Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Hasn't many people said Golov is going to hurt and ko Chavez? Why the false confiedence with weight penalty?
Anyone sure that Chavez didn't come in over weight when Chavez and Golov sparred?
Plenty. Its boxings second most prestigerous division and there's several compiling fights out there including Sergio, Sturm, Quillin.
This is just a moneygrabber.
Even more than the money is the mainstream exposure a win would get him. It could turn him into a real draw with PPV potential which could help finally get Martinez, Murray, Geale in the ring with him.
Should be a fun fight. I think both fighters are overrated as they haven't had a signature win yet although this will be it for both of them. Let's see who can take a punch better than the other and stick with following his/her career after this is over, lol.
Why go back to 160lbs when the big money fights are at 168lbs?
Plenty. Its boxings second most prestigerous division and there's several compiling fights out there including Sergio, Sturm, Quillin.
This is just a moneygrabber.
Why go back to 160lbs when the big money fights are at 168lbs?
Really just for Maravilla, but there's another possible motivation - career longevity.
I'm guessing he's got 16-20 fights left in his career, if he moves to 168 theres maybe 5 or 6 top level SMW fights to make. Maybe make that 10 with rematches etc - what then (assuming he is able to deliver all that is claimed of him) - LHW?
If he can stretch out his 160 career for another few fights (assuming he can get Maravilla in the ring and at least 1 of Sturm, Geale or Quillin) he can leave as the top man at MW and avoid having to bulk his resume out with B-tier SMWs.
Of course having fought JCC Jr at 168, any MW (possibly outside of Maravilla) is unlikely to be considered a legitimate threat.
Chavez will make weight hell i see both guys coming in at 167lbs, the winner of this fight should fight Froch/Groves winner (if Groves doesn't signed with Al Haymon)
I think GGG outboxes Chavez clearly over 12 rounds but it should be interesting. I don't think either man stops the other but the way Golovkin hits, he could do some serious, long term damage to the consistently brave and often idiotic Chavez.
GGG makes that weight easy as pie but Chavez is well known for coming in overweight. A million dollar fine paid to GGG if he is over by even the smallest amount will ensure he makes weight. He is already fighting an 8 pound smaller man so it sounds fair to me. Chavez doesn't seem to have a problem with it. Chavez just needs to train hard and watch his diet and the scales and he will make weight and be fine. That is until the fight starts. He will be in big trouble then.
sick this means the fight is in negotiations!!!! will be an awesome fight. Bob Arum makes way better fights the GBP on average he has less fighter but per capita he makes more good fights
My prediction is that Chavez Jr. will stop Golovkin in the 9th or 10th round. Golovkin and his followers will blame the loss on the weight. GGG will then go back to 160 where he will spend the rest of his career fighting C-class bums like Adamu.
Your 200 million to my 600 million
Giving you 3-1 odds even though it won't even be close to that odds wise
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