JAKE PAUL towered over Gervonta Davis at the press conference launch of their exhibition bout.
The pair of American stars meet in a – live on Netflix.
Jake Paul towered over Gervonta Davis at the press conference
And the two came face to face for the first time to confirm the bout in New York – where their staggering size difference was on display.
Pictures of their extraordinary staredown circulated online as one fan said: “The size difference between Jake Paul and Tank Davis is INSANE.”
Another added: “Just watched the presser for Tank v Jake Paul. It’s actually ridiculous the size difference.”
Paul stands 6ft 1in and campaigns in the 200lb cruiserweight division of 14st 4lb while 5ft 5in Davis is a champ at the 135lb lightweight limit of 9st 9lb.
YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul – who has a 12-1 professional record – was probed on how he will prepare for a much smaller opponent.
And he joked: “There’s a lot of punching down.
“Practicing hitting below my knees, and a lot of speed. We’re sparring some eight-year-olds, I got eight-year-olds in there.”
Due to the huge FIVE STONE weight difference the bout or count towards their records.
But Nakisa Bidarian – who co-founded Most Valuable Promotions with Paul – confirmed a winner WILL be declared.
Three judges will score the bout from ringside while knockouts are permitted.
But the fight will be contested in bigger 12oz gloves, over ten, three-minute rounds with drug testing in place.
Paul said: “I think there’s a lot of holes in his defence that a lot of people haven’t exposed before. I haven’t got a knockout in a long time, so I’m itching.
“I’m just excited to be able to deliver that for the fans and have another most viral knockout ever.”
The press conference turned bitter when Paul questioned whether Davis will enter the ring “with or without the ankle monitor on?”
It was in reference to Davis’ history of legal trouble.
took it one further when he said: “Gervonta, you’re the f***ing clown, buddy. You’re the f***ing clown, Gervonta.
“Any man who puts his hands on a woman is a clown.”
Paul was referencing Davis’ arrest in July relating to a misdemeanor battery-domestic violence charge.
Davis’ ex-girlfriend accused the boxer of striking her on the back of her head and slapping her in an alleged altercation.
But the charge was later dropped in August after the alleged victim refused to prosecute.
Davis has previously been arrested on two other occasions – in 2020 and 2022 — for allegedly assaulting the mother of his children.
Although the charges were either discharged or dropped on both occasions.
Paul, 28, beat former middleweight world champ Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, 39, in his last fight in June.
Davis, 30, meanwhile drew with Lamont Roach, also 30, in March and has drawn criticism for not following through with a rematch.
But he said: “We’re just giving boxing what it needs, and that’s excitement.
“This is a good thing, both of us fighting. We come from two different sides of the world, and we still on the same path to get the same thing.
“I think it’s going to be a great event. Every time I fight, it’s fireworks. Jake Paul coming in; he’s much bigger, he’s much stronger.
“I’m much quicker than him. He’s much stronger and much bigger, but we all know that it’s harder for taller fighters to fight a shorter one.
“He’s decent and he’s going to hold up for a couple of rounds – but once it gets hot in there, you know how things play out.”
Paul added: “People always have something to say. It’s old news. Keep talking. At the end of the day, you’re here.
“So whatever anyone has to say, just keep on saying it. Please. It doesn’t matter at all.”
Jake Paul mocked the size difference 
