By Miguel Rivera

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (50-3-1, 32 KOs) is not even think about the possibility of retirement.

He is motivated to return to the ring and plans to compete at 168 pounds. He wants to prove that it was the weight loss that affected him against Canelo Alvarez last weekend in Las Vegas. Chavez Jr. was dominated over twelve rounds at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

And Daniel Jacobs (32-2-, 29 KOs) is now the top candidate that Chavez Jr. wants to face in September or October.

Chavez Jr. ruled out the theory of his trainer, Nacho Beristain, who says a per-fight massage affected the Mexican fighter and left him physically spent in the fight.

Jacobs was in action back in March, when he lost a close twelve round decision to Gennady Golovkin, who defends his middleweight titles against Canelo on September 16th. Jacobs ability to last the distance derailed Golovkin's 23 fight knockout streak.

"Nacho says it was the massage, I think it was weight and inactivity, we needed to work faster. I felt in good condition but very tired and without strength. I had never felt like this, I took the fight at 164 pounds for the opportunity, but I want to show them that at 168 pounds I can be different," said Chavez Jr. to ESPN Deportes.

"I think Jacobs beat Gennady Golovkin, so it would be a good fight, to beat him and win another fight could land me the winner of Canelo and Golovkin, I know things could be better under other conditions. I think [Jacobs] beat GGG and at 168 pounds I want to prove that it's my weight, that Saturday was a bad night, they have to understand that I made a sacrifice, it was a million dollars penalty [for every pound over the contract limit] and they (Canelo and Golden Boy) knew what it was going to cost me and they knew that I would leave everything on the scale. I risked it and it was difficult."