If and when Gennady Golovkin gets by his mandatory defense of his middleweight titles on April 23rd against Dominic Wade at the L.A. Forum, he could be heading to Dallas for what will be the biggest fight that can be made in boxing.
On Sept. 17, barring any unforeseen roadblocks, Golovkin will face off against lineal and WBC middleweight champ Canelo Alvarez for the unified middleweight titles, provided Canelo gets past his defense against Amir Khan on May 7 in Las Vegas.
Tom Loeffler of K2 Promotions, which handles Golovkin, said that that fight needs to happen in a large stadium setting, and AT&T Stadium in Dallas, home of Jerry Jones? Cowboys, would be the perfect place.
Jones invited Golovkin down to Jerry World after Golovkin defeated David Lemieux in October, and clearly likes the undefeated fighter from Kazakhstan.
?From our side, we?d love it to be in AT&T Stadium in Dallas,? Loeffler told USA TODAY Sports Wednesday. ?Jerry Jones invited (Golovkin) to come out to a game, and if you do a fight like Gennady and Canelo, I think you have to do it in a big stadium like that.
?Canelo sold 30,000 tickets against (James) Kirkland in Houston, and Gennady sold 20,000 tickets to Lemieux in New York. You put those two fans bases together, in a high-profile fight, and you could easily get 70,000 people in AT@T Stadium.?
There are several potential roadblocks that need to be settled for that mega-fight, however. Besides the venue, Canelo wants the fight to be fought at a catchweight of 155 pounds and Golovkin wants it at the middleweight minimum of 160 pounds. Oh, and the fact that Oscar De La Hoya, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, which handles Canelo, said last month that he believes Canelo should get a 90-10 split of the purse because he is the most popular pay-per-view fighter in the sport right now with Floyd Mayweather retired.
Canelo drew 900,000 buys for his title fight against Miguel Cotto in November on HBO PPV, while Golovkin drew just 150,000 for his PPV fight on HBO against David Lemieux in October.
Look for some major and perhaps testy negotiations before that fight becomes a reality.
