But the former UFC heavyweight world champion actually quite likes the contest.<\/p>\n
Scary: \u2018KO of the Year\u2019\u2026 Jake Paul left stunned at ringside by a horrifying face-plant finish<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n Daniel Cormier<\/a> has praised Jake Paul<\/a> for agreeing to set foot inside the ring with Gervonta Davis<\/a>.<\/p>\n The 46-year-old believes the social media star has silenced the critics.<\/p>\n In a video uploaded to his YouTube channel, \u2018DC\u2019 said: \u201cJake Paul is fighting Gervonta \u2018Tank\u2019 Davis. There\u2019s one problem \u2014 he fights at 135lbs.<\/p>\n \u201cGervonta Davis is that much better than Jake Paul at boxing, but Gervonta Davis in his last fight weighed 133.8lbs. <\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not over here in the business of slamming Jake Paul. I am much more respectful of what he\u2019s trying to build as a professional boxer.<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019re fighting a guy who\u2019s better than you; he\u2019s just much smaller. But because he\u2019s better than you, what if he wins? Everything Jake Paul has done is wiped completely out.<\/p>\n \u201cGervonta Davis loses to Jake Paul, obviously, it\u2019s going to hurt who Gervonta Davis is, but he lost to a guy that\u2019s going to be upwards of 70lbs bigger than him when he sets foot in the boxing ring.<\/p>\n \u201cI will tell you this right now, without a shadow of doubt, I will watch this. <\/p>\n \u201cTank Davis is 30-0-1. You want to talk about Jake Paul fighting a real boxer, that\u2019s a real boxer.\u201d<\/p>\n Does Jake Paul or Gervonta Davis have more to lose in their controversial fight?<\/p>\n Suffering a loss for either man would be nothing short of horrendous.<\/p>\n A defeat for Paul against someone so much lighter would be disastrous for his brand.<\/p>\n And for the world champion, falling short against a content creator would be beyond embarrassing.<\/p>\n![\"Jake](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2168149529-1024x683.jpg\")
Photo by Cooper Neill\/Getty ImagesDaniel Cormier praises Jake Paul for fighting Gervonta Davis<\/p>\n