Jake Paul has made a career out of picking fights that nobody saw coming. The YouTube star turned boxer has faced former MMA champions, and even fellow content creators in his quest to legitimize himself in the ring. But his latest target might be his most ambitious yet – and potentially his most problematic. The Jake Paul vs Gervonta Davis fight has hit a major roadblock that shows just how tricky it can be when social media meets serious boxing regulations.<\/p>
When fighters step into the ring with drastically different body weights, things can go wrong fast. Paul’s team learned this lesson the hard way when they tried to set up what would have been one of the most talked-about boxing<\/a> fights of the year. The massive weight difference between these two fighters has athletic commissions raising red flags, and for once, Paul’s promotional machine might have met its match in the form of boring but important safety regulations.<\/p> Georgia’s boxing officials took one look at the proposed matchup and basically said “absolutely not.” Rick Thompson, who chairs the Georgia Athletic Entertainment Commission, didn’t mince words when he called the fight proposal the dumbest thing he had ever heard. Paul weighed in at 199.5 pounds for his last fight, while Davis (30-0-1)<\/a> tipped the scales at just 133.5 pounds in his previous bout. That’s a difference of more than 65 pounds! Thompson and his fellow commissioners weren’t about to approve a rule waiver that would allow such a lopsided matchup to happen in their state.<\/p>Georgia Says No To Jake Paul vs Gervonta Davis Mismatch<\/h2>