‘I’m telling you’ – Jake Paul mocks Gervonta Davis as rival spars with towering heavyweight for fight

Jake Paul has already began firing shots at Gervonta Davis after photos emerged of him sparring a heavyweight.

Paul and Davis are set to go head-to-head on November 14 at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Davis is the current WBA lightweight champion and one of the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world.

Technically he should be a challenge for Paul, who only turned professional in 2020 and has 13 professional fights under his belt.

Although, the glaring difference in weight is expected to give Paul an advantage despite their vast gulf in world-level fighting experience.

‘Tank’ hasn’t boxed above super lightweight in his career so far (140lbs), as Paul is a notably bigger opponent it makes sense that Davis should enlist heavyweight sparring partners.

The 30-year-old recently shared a photo of him sparring on his social media pages, where his partner is seen to tower over him.

‘The Problem Child’ quickly reposted a screenshot of Davis’ post to his Instagram story to voice his opinion and throw verbal jabs in his opponent’s direction.

He captioned it: “Gervonta sparring a guy with cankles…

“Buddy bring in a real athlete I’m telling you.”

It wasn’t clear exactly who Davis’ was coming up against, but he was far larger in both weight and height than the American.

But it is clear he is taking the bout seriously, given preparations have already begun for the bizarre ‘David vs Goliath’ bout.

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The pair have been teasing a bout for years, with Paul even including ‘Tank’ on his hit-list back in 2021.

But the fight news came as a shock to many with Matchroom Chairman, Eddie Hearn, even going as far to call the match-up a ‘freak show’.

Regardless of public opinion, in just over two months they will finally share the ring, in what promises to be a commercial blockbuster globally.

What do we know so far about Jake Paul vs Gervonta Davis?

While the rules of the fight are yet to be shared, Paul has claimed that it will be made up of 10 three-minute rounds.

Although their bout will likely be an exhibition, due to weight differences, it will operate with a catchweight limit.

Paul confirmed that he will have to make 195lbs for the bout, meaning he only has to drop 5lbs from the 200lbs he walks around at.

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As a natural cruiserweight, Paul weighed in at 227lbs when he fought Mike Tyson in their sanctioned heavyweight bout.

No matter what weight clauses are in place, Paul vs Davis is almost certain to entice an enormous audience later in the year.