“Boxing is dead” before Jake Paul fight

Gerrvonta Davis posted on X today, which essentially gave his rationale to take the commercialized exhibition match against the crossweight Jake Paul and said that the sport is not ‘Loyal’ And it is ‘Death.’

Revonta: I move accordingly

Davis believes that he has no choice but to enrich himself by “moving” with his career accordingly. Instead of tank (30-0-1, 28 COs) defending his WBA lightweight title against Lamont Roach in a Rematch, he was selected to follow a profitable exhibition match against the wealthy YouTuber-Turned-Boxer Jake Paul on November 14, 2025 on Netflix.

Boxing definitely turned around .. It went from this side to that side 😎..and this shit has no loyalty, so why would I care, I move accordingly 😎👌boxing is dead

– GEVO Davis (@GERVONTA) September 26, 2025

Trade belt for greater payday

The exhibition match against Jake Paul received considerable criticism from traditional fans, who consider it a circus due to the great weight difference. Jake is a Cruiserweight, fighting tank at a catch of 195 pounds. Davis usually fights at 135.

• “I move accordingly”: What this probably means is that Gervonta will focus on making business-oriented moves with his career instead of staying within the limited boundaries of the ranking system to bring about title defense or by holding the sanction bodies’ ordained mandatory battles against contenders. This is in line with his reason to fight Jake Paul in what is likely to be an excellent exhibition match.
• “Boxing definitely turned, and this s *** has no loyalty”: Davis’s remark indicates that he believes that promoters and fighters are no longer loyal. Fighters are only valuable to many promoters while winning. If they begin to experience difficult times and suffer losses, they are thrown away like garbage.
• “Boxing is dead”: Tank’s post reflects the idea that boxing has become more of a spectacle, where world titles are secondary and fighters are arranged based on popularity rather than merit. The sport is no longer about true competition. It is now secondary to glasses that earn great revenue for the fighters and promoters.