Canelo-GGG rematch falls apart again, Daniel Jacobs now likely next Alvarez foe

It looks like Daniel Jacobs might be the beneficiary of the inability of Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin to agree on terms for a second fight.

The on-again, off-again rematch between Canelo Alvarez and Gennady ‘GGG’ Golvkin for middleweight supremacy is off once more, and this time, it appears it’s for good.

Already canceled once due to Canelo’s PED suspension, ESPN’s Dan Rafael reports that the rematch, which had been eyeing up a Sept. 15 date, now appears dead in the water. The issue appears to be Golovkin’s refusal to back off his insistence on a 50-50 split in the revenue, something that is difficult to fault him for given when Alvarez has subjected him to since their intriguing first meeting ended in an unsatisfying draw.

Oscar De La Hoya, the head of Golden Boy Promotions and Alvarez’s longtime promoter, said as much.

"He’s stubborn and wanting 50-50 and it’s not going to happen. The Canelo train has left the station."

Instead, Golden Boy has begun negotiations with Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing to secure the services of Daniel Jacobs to fight Canelo on the same September weekend. The 31-year-old Jacobs would be a popular pick among hardcore fight fans as he battled back from cancer at the beginning of the decade to become a middleweight world champion in his own right.

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Interestingly, he lost his belt to GGG when they met in March of 2017. But Jacobs gave Golovkin a much harder time than nearly any previous opponent, and more than a few boxing analysts believed he actually won the fight.

Despite the increasing amount of enmity between the Canelo and GGG camps, De La Hoya did leave the door open just a bit that the idea of a rematch, which has now been dangled in front of the boxing world twice without actually happening, could still go down next year.

"If GGG ever comes to his senses we can fight next year if he wants for Cinco de Mayo. I tell you one thing — the money he would make for Canelo he now has to fight five or six opponents to make that kind of money. We’ve moved on."

We can’t speak for boxing fans everywhere, but let’s just say we won’t believe it’s possible this time until the two men are actually announced and walking to the ring.