Jake Paul won’t need any Performance Enhancing Drugs (PEDs) in order to have a gigantic physical size advantage over Gervonta “Tank” Davis when these two fighters meet in the ring on November 14 in Atlanta, Georgia (so long as the fight actually gets sanctioned by the GAEC).

Paul is officially listed at 6’1″ and weighed in at 199.4 pounds for his fight against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. back in June. As for Davis, he’s listed at 5’5″ (although there’s a chance he’s even shorter than that) and weighed in at 133.8 pounds for his most recent fight against Lamont Roach Jr. in March of this year.

This unprecedented size disadvantage that Davis is going to have against Paul is one reason why so many boxing fans have been sour to the idea of this fight ever since it was announced last month, and it is also the reason why it will likely have to be an exhibition bout rather than a sanctioned professional fight that will show up on each guy’s record.

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Despite there never having been proof of Jake Paul using PEDs throughout his boxing career, many of his detractors like to claim that he did use them to help him gain strength and an advantage early on, given that he started the sport later than most. And these detractors point to the fact that Paul sometimes has acne as proof that he does take steroids.

Gervonta Davis Makes Comment About Potential Jake Paul PED Usage

While Gervonta Davis has largely been off social media ever since his draw against Lamont Roach, he posted a photo of himself sparring with what looked to be a heavyweight on his Instagram on September 8. This received a reply from Jake Paul that read, “Gervonta sparring a guy with cankles… Buddy bring in a real athlete I’m telling you”.

This prompted Gervonta to respond on his own Instagram story, writing, “Hey Jake, don’t worry.. I been doing this for a min. But if we get in the ring and later I find out something in ya blood I will not stop.. See you soon tho . #Imtellinyou”.

Of course, Davis is referring to PEDs when speaking about finding something in Paul’s blood after the fight.

The good news for Davis is that Paul has never actually tested positive for steroids or anything else in his blood, and one would assume he wouldn’t be inclined to start now against a guy who is so much smaller than him.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.