The Jake Paul and Gervonta Davis exhibition bout faced an uphill battle from the moment it was signed.
The exhibition bout was originally scheduled to take place at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia on Nov. 14, but the state of Georgia declined to host the fight due to the weight discrepancy between the two fighters. Paul fought 65 pounds heavier than Davis in their previous outings. In their press conference face-off, the size difference was obvious and unbelievable.
Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Jake Paul face-off.
The fight card was then moved to the Kaseya Center in Miami before Most Valuable Promotions and Netflix cancelled the event after a lawsuit was filed against Davis alleging domestic violence.
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Paul released a statement after the event cancellation trashing Davis, calling him a ‘piece of garbage’ and ‘unprofessional.’ Former four weight class world boxing champion Roy Jones Jr. wasn’t buying it and blasted Paul over what he saw as fake outrage over the Davis fight falling apart.
“I don’t really want to have much to say about that because they’re about to take it a bad way. All I’m going to say is this, Jake Paul knew what it was when he first signed to fight him. This ain’t the first time he had battery against a woman,” Jones told Fight Hub TV.
“He knew what it was when you first signed to fight him, so don’t get mad and cuss him out and talk bad about him now. You knew what it was when you signed up it. Come on, bro. You know what I’m saying? Let’s not do that,” continued Jones.
“Don’t do the dude like that. Know the dude is having a hard time in his life right now. Don’t just do him like that. You know what I mean? Because you knew exactly what he was when you signed him to fight the first time.”
