Jake Paul’s boxing resume is littered with former MMA star and past Prime eavesdroppers.
Despite becoming one of the sport’s biggest names, the “problem child” faces a string of backlash from experts and purists, many of which surrounds his lack of legitimate enemies. Over the past few years, Paul has faced former mixed martial artists like Tyron Woodley, Anderson Silva and Nate Diaz. He also went to his toes with the mere shell of former boxing champions like 58-year-old “Iron” Mike Tyson and fighter Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
Offering his views on Paul’s choice of dissent, former UFC middleweight title holder Michael Bispin wonders how long the YouTube star can maintain his popularity without truly testing himself within squares.
“Who is Jake Paul’s real opponent? How many of these fights are genuine competitive matches and how many fights are put together to get him in the spotlight? And there’s a story of him fighting Anthony Joshua.
“Jake Paul definitely did an amazing job of looking at combat, but looking at the opposite caliber he is fighting for, I wonder how long his run can last.
Jake Paul is booking a match against Gelbonta “Tank” Davis
On November 14th, Paul faces his toughest tests when he meets current WBA lightweight champion Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis at an exhibition other than titles.
Paul officially announced the match on August 20th, revealing that the event will air only on Netflix, the same streaming service that hosted the record-breaking Paul vs. Tyson Crush late last year.
Paul gives up the important experience advantage over Davis, but he says size is more than it makes up for it. The “Tank” usually competed at 135 pounds, while Paul tilted the scale at just 200 pounds due to a cruiser-class collision with Chavez Jr.
The parties will negotiate weight classes in the coming weeks, but regardless of what they agree, Paul has an undeniable advantage in terms of both size and power.