Jake Paul vs. Gervonta Davis has taken the boxing world by storm. Both stars are set to collide on November 14 in an exhibition bout, and the hype, though mostly negative, surrounding this clash has been nothing short of unreal. However, it wouldn’t be a stretch to say there are still lingering questions about this matchup — mainly why the reigning WBA lightweight champion agreed to take it. The reason, though, is fairly simple.

‘The Problem Child’ has mostly fought at catchweight and even moved up to heavyweight to face Mike Tyson. On the flipside, ‘Tank’ has spent his career dominating at super featherweight, lightweight, and super lightweight. That huge gap in size, almost 65 lbs, has fueled doubts about whether Gervonta can really hang in there once the punches land. And that’s where

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