Ever since the booking of Jake Paul vs. Gervonta Davis, the exhibition bout faced an uphill battle. The bout was originally scheduled to take place at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia but state of Georgia declined to host the fight due to the weight discrepancy. The fight card was then moved to the Kaseya Center in Miami.
On Monday, Most Valuable Promotions and Netflix cancelled the event after a lawsuit was filed against Davis alleging domestic violence. On Tuesday, Paul took to social media and went scorched Earth on Davis.
“Gervonta Davis is an actual walking human piece of garbage. Working with him is an absolute nightmare. The unprofessionalism, the bizarre requests, the showing up hours late to shoots. To the numerous arrests and related accusations and lawsuits. If you support this man you support the most vile sin a man can commit,” Paul wrote on X.
“I didn’t want to give this woman abuser a platform to grow his fans and to grow his bank account. My company champions women. I’m so sorry to everyone involved. Mostly to the undercard fighters, to my team at MVP and to my team who worked so hard prepping for this fight. Sacrificing time with loved ones and kids just for this fool to lose his unintelligent mind again. It’s scary that devilish men like this can rise to the top of culture and sports, including in positions of power,” continued Paul.
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“I hope you people moving forward look beyond his fake streetwear pieces “SWAG” and search for something deeper to be a fan of. As for me it’s on to the next one as always. Anyone. Anytime. Any place.”
MVP and Netflix are still planning for Paul to headline an event to stream on Netflix by the end of the year. The fight promotion and streaming service are actively looking for Paul an opponent.
