Jake Paul will battle Gervonta Davis in an exhibition match on November 15th on Netflix at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. The weight and round number still have yet to be determined.
Paul and Davis: A Dangerous Mismatch
Tank Davis (30-0-1, 28 KOs) fights at lightweight [135], and holds the WBA title. For him to fight the 200-lb Jake Paul, it’s going to require a catchweight. Even then, there’s going to be a big difference in weight between the two fighters.
The Baltimore native Davis has fought as high as light welterweight [140] in 2021, but he’s small at 5’5 1/2″, and would be giving away a massive amount of size to the 6’1″ 200-pound Jake Paul.
Mike Coppinger broke the news of the Paul vs. Davis fight. The cruiserweight Paul (12-1, 7 KOs) had been in negotiations to fight former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, but the talks fell apart due to “network issues.” That fight would have made more sense competitive-wise.
Given Joshua’s age and his recent knockout loss to Daniel Dubois last September, a fight between him and Jake Paul was seen as potentially competitive. It was one that people believed would have the possibility of an upset if AJ’s chin abandoned him like it did in his fifth-round KO loss to Dubois.
Fan Anger Over “Money-Grab” Fight
Fans on X are reacting with a lot of anger and disgust about the Paul vs. Davis exhibition fight. They don’t view it as a sporting one and feel that it’s a money-grab on both of their parts to milk the public of their hard-earned dollars.
The former three-division Gervonta Davis has far superior credentials to the YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul. Davis’s skills are vastly superior to his. However, the difference in size and punching power makes this fight a farce, and potentially dangerous if Jake lands one of his right hands on the chin of Gervonta.
Last Updated on 08/20/2025
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