Jake Paul appears to be stumbling through what has become an unintentional public humiliation tour in the boxing world.<\/p>\n
The YouTuber-turned-boxer was due to feature in an exhibition bout with Gervonta \u2018Tank\u2019 Davis on Saturday, November 14. However, the event quickly spiraled into chaos \u2014 from a regulatory official branding it a \u201cmoney grab\u201d to sluggish ticket sales and last-minute price cuts. The final blow came when Davis\u2019 ex-girlfriend accused him of domestic violence, prompting Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) to cancel the event indefinitely.<\/p>\n
With Davis now out of the picture, MVP is scrambling to find Paul a new opponent for a rescheduled show in December \u2014 one that Netflix had originally planned to air a month earlier. But there\u2019s a major issue: high-profile fighters want nothing to do with it.<\/p>\n
More Fighters Turn Down Jake Paul<\/p>\n
Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou was among the first to reject Paul\u2019s offer, calling the idea outright disrespectful. \u201cHow do you go from Gervonta Davis to Francis Ngannou? That makes no sense,\u201d he told TMZ Sports. \u201cI was like, \u2018No, bro. Don\u2019t disrespect me like that. I\u2019m not interested.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Ngannou\u2019s refusal isn\u2019t an isolated one. According to Sports Illustrated reporter Chris Mannix, the list of fighters turning Paul down is growing. \u201cTerence Crawford is not in the mix to face Jake Paul,\u201d Mannix posted on X. \u201cCrawford is targeting his own event in March.\u201d He added that Manny Pacquiao, who recently returned to the Philippines, is focusing on a potential 147-pound title fight with Rolly Romero.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a stark contrast from earlier years when big names were eager to share the ring with Paul. Now, the fighters he\u2019s reaching out to seem far more interested in genuine competition.<\/p>\n
The situation perhaps reflects the lingering question over Paul\u2019s boxing credibility. Despite having 13 fights under his belt, he has yet to face someone his own size, age, and experience level in the sport. After years of calling out MMA fighters, he turned to journeymen boxers and veterans like Mike Perry and Mike Tyson, before recently defeating Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on points.<\/p>\n
If Paul hopes to regain momentum and rebuild fan interest \u2014 especially after the fallout from the canceled Davis fight \u2014 he may finally need to do what critics have long demanded: step into the ring against a ranked, active boxer in his own division and prove he truly belongs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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