{"id":158635,"date":"2025-09-21T10:55:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T10:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/158635\/"},"modified":"2025-09-21T10:55:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T10:55:09","slug":"tony-bellew-makes-knockout-prediction-for-jake-paul-vs-tank-davis-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/158635\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Bellew Makes Knockout Prediction For Jake Paul vs Tank Davis Fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_3mqpk0val\">After what has felt like constant uncertainty regarding the Jake Paul vs. Gervonta &#8220;Tank&#8221; Davis superfight ever since this bout was announced last month, the past few days have finally provided some clarity about what fans can expect when these two meet in the ring on November 14.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_vpg06pv31\">One reason for uncertainty was that the fight&#8217;s initial location of Atlanta, Georgia, became increasingly unlikely after the state&#8217;s boxing commission made it <a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_1jkhren\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/fannation\/boxing\/jake-paul-vs-gervonta-davis-fight-at-risk-as-key-commission-official-blasts-fight\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">clear that they wouldn&#8217;t sanction <\/a>a fight between two guys with such a massive size difference as Paul and Tank. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_h79ip5jmf\">Therefore, it was announced earlier this week that <a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_1jkhren\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/fannation\/boxing\/new-jake-paul-vs-gervonta-davis-fight-location-announced\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the fight had been moved<\/a> to Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida, and is still taking place on that November 14 date. <\/p>\n<p><img class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw\" alt=\"Jake Paul is closing in to strike Julio Chavez Jr.'s face at the Honda Center in Anaheim California on June 29th, 2025.\" title=\"Jake Paul is closing in to strike Julio Chavez Jr.'s face at the Honda Center in Anaheim California on June 29th, 2025.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jake Paul is closing in to strike Julio Chavez Jr.&#8217;s face at the Honda Center in Anaheim California on June 29th, 2025. \/ IMAGO \/ ZUMA Press Wire<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_mhbuq2drr\">The other cause for speculation was whether this was going to be an exhibition or a professional bout. While most believe that there was no way it would be a pro bout given the aforementioned size difference, it was confirmed to be an exhibition earlier this week. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_220tzn3it\">What&#8217;s more, both fighters will be using larger than usual gloves for this fight, Paul is going to have to cut more weight than his recent bouts (which have taken place at the 200-pound cruiserweight division), and per the Florida commission&#8217;s statutes, an exhibition must be an, &#8220;engagement in which persons participating show or display their skill without necessarily striving to win using strikes and blows to the head or other full-contact maneuvers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 Jake Paul vs. Gervonta Davis will be an exhibition with \u201clarger gloves,\u201d according to Florida Athletic Commission executive director Timothy Shipman <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t do a fight like that as a pro fight, it\u2019ll be an exhibition. I\u2019m looking at the details right now. I\u2019m sure there\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ALypjjKx4g\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/ALypjjKx4g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HappyPunch\/status\/1969097833493250441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">September 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_obb6qiql8\">These new stipulations, and it being an exhibition, have turned many even more sour to the thought of this upcoming fight. However, it didn&#8217;t keep boxing icon Tony Bellew (who held the WBC cruiserweight title from 2016 to 2017) from sharing a strong stance about how the fight will play out in a recent interview.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_8r1cex8z8\">\u201cI can\u2019t get my head around this fight. I don\u2019t know what kind of freak show people are going to be seeing, but people are going to tune in. And I\u2019m not going to lie, if Tank hits him clean, he\u2019s going to sleep. Tank has got legitimate power. If Jake Paul gets hit by Tank Davis with 8-ounce gloves, he\u2019s going to sleep,&#8221; Bellew said, <a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_1jkhren\" href=\"https:\/\/bigfightweekend.com\/previews\/gervonta-davis-vs-jake-paul\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">per an article from Big Fight Weekend<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_zml1oe19c\">\u201cI\u2019d go as far as saying that Tank is the most exciting fighter in the world. He\u2019s vicious, he\u2019s a finisher. I just can\u2019t get my head around why he\u2019s fighting someone who\u2019s the legitimate size of a cruiserweight?\u201d he added. <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I got the world on my shoulders trying to take me down. But obstacles won\u2019t stop me. Doubt won\u2019t stop me. And most of all, haters won\u2019t stop me. 55 DAYs <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JakeTank?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#JakeTank<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Lznhr1hnyu\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/Lznhr1hnyu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jake Paul (@jakepaul) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jakepaul\/status\/1969390246317211782?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">September 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_238ef6s04\">Most didn&#8217;t think Gervonta had a chance to knock Jake Paul out before their gloves increased in size. Therefore, Bellew is probably in the minority with this take.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_yr1c4vvzj\">The Latest Boxing News<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After what has felt like constant uncertainty regarding the Jake Paul vs. Gervonta &#8220;Tank&#8221; Davis superfight ever since&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":158636,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-158635","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-boxing","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158635","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158635"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158635\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/158636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=158635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=158635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}