By Sam Brookes

Copyright independent

Dana White has revealed why he believes Jake Paul could have some success against Gervonta Davis in their exhibition bout later this year.

Paul and Davis are due to face each other in Atlanta on November 14 after the fight was officially announced last month.

The bout has sparked controversy, with Davis opting to take the lucrative fight rather than defending his lightweight world title.

Paul will have significant height, reach and weight advantages when he steps into the ring, and UFC CEO White, who has rarely seen eye to eye with Paul, just like his older brother Logan did against Floyd Mayweather during his own exhibition in 2021.

“You guys need to fight guys your same size!” White said on Logan’s podcast, Impaulsive.

“When you fought Floyd [Mayweather], you are massive. You’re a massive dude. Floyd’s tiny. And I’m sure when you were training, you’re like, ‘all right, I’m going to hit this guy with a couple punches and grab him, tie him up.’

“And he did hit you with a bomb of an overhand right one time and you f****** ate it. You ate that punch. And Gervonta, I think, hits way harder than f****** Floyd, but he’s too small.

“I mean, your brother’s going to be able to get inside on him, put his weight on him, tie him up.”

Logan took on Mayweather four years ago and managed to go the distance. He tipped the scales almost 35lbs heavier than Mayweather and used his superior size to hear the final bell.

The difference in weight between Jake Paul and ‘Tank’ Davis is set to be even greater. Paul recently claimed he will have to make 195lbs, while Davis has never weighed more than 140lbs in his professional career.

Davis is unbeaten in 31 fights and has 28 knockouts to his name, but was held to a draw in his last outing by Lamont Roach Jr.

Meanwhile, Paul has a 12-1 (7KOs) record, but has been taken the distance in his last two fights by Mike Tyson and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

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