Jake Paul and Gervonta “Tank” Davis will trade words before punches when their New York press conference streams live on Monday, September 22 at 6 PM ET / 3 PM PT (11 PM UK). It’s the first time fans will see the two size each other up ahead of fight week.
The fight itself lands on Friday, November 14, streaming worldwide on Netflix.
Originally slated for Atlanta, the event collapsed before it got moving. Georgia’s athletic commission wasn’t having it. Rick Thompson, the commission chair, shut it down flat:
“This is the dumbest s** I’ve ever heard. I’m not OK with that,” Thompson told Bloody Elbow.
That was the end of Atlanta. Within hours, Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions announced the fight would head south to the Kaseya Center in Miami. Netflix stays locked in as the global broadcaster. Whether it’s sanctioned as a pro fight or only an exhibition still hangs in the balance — the weight gap between the two is the sticking point.
Seven Divisions Apart
Davis has reigned at lightweight. Paul fights at cruiserweight. Even if he cuts to the 180s, it’s still a seven-division gap. Tank can’t realistically meet him anywhere close to level terms.
Tim Bradley put it plain:
“Tank Davis, forget about Shakur. Forget about Abdulah Mason and these other guys. This is going to look weird. You’re talking about Jake Paul coming in 40 or 50 pounds heavier. That’s dangerous for Tank.”
The numbers back it up. Paul stands 6’1” with a long reach, compared to Davis at 5’5”. The last time Tank stepped up against a taller, rangier fighter — Mario Barrios in 2021 — Floyd Mayweather had to climb up on the apron mid-fight to get Davis back on track. Paul is bigger than Barrios, longer by five inches, and carries far more natural weight.
The Risk Factor
For Davis, the danger is obvious: size, reach, and raw power. For Paul, the question is whether he can land clean on an explosive counterpuncher who has flattened men his own size — and bigger — when they’ve walked in careless.
Miami will get the fight Atlanta wanted nothing to do with. Now the question is whether Davis’s talent can cut down a man seven divisions up — or whether Paul’s size finally proves too much for a smaller star.