Jake Paul’s next opponent is a real boxer — and a world champion. Gervonta “Tank” Davis will face the YouTuber-turned-boxer in Atlanta on Nov. 15, according to The Ring Magazine's Mike Coppinger. Davis is a world champion at 135 pounds. Paul’s last fight was at 200 pounds.
It goes without saying that this spectacle broadcast on Netflix will be an exhibition bout. Coppinger compared this fight to when Jake’s brother, Logan Paul, faced Floyd Mayweather in an exhibition in 2021. Mayweather could not weigh more than 160 pounds, and Logan could not weigh more than 190. This fight is likely to have some of those same exhibition rules with much larger gloves.
Paul’s rumored fight with Anthony Joshua fell apart because of broadcast issues. According to BoxingScene's Lance Pugmire, Paul's team's