Amir Khan has slammed the upcoming exhibition bout between Jake Paul vs. Gervonta Davis.
The previous unified light-welterweight champion fears something could go badly incorrect once they fight on November 14.
Jake Paul is 6ft 1in tall and has weighed in at 227lbs during his 12-1 skilled boxing profession.
30-0-1 Gervonta Davis is the far more experienced boxer, but he stands at 5ft 5in and typically weighs under 135lbs for his fights, which is making Amir Khan nervous ahead of the controversial exhibition mismatch.
Amir Khan slams Jake Paul vs. Gervonta Davis
Amir Khan fears that something bad could occur because of the rise of crossover boxing.
‘King’ knows all about being in a mismatch after getting badly knocked out by Canelo Alvarez in 2016.
“I mean, it’s disgusting, and , someone’s gonna find yourself getting hurt really badly in all this exhibition of boxing,” Khan said when asked about Paul vs. Davis by SunSport.
“That’s why I respect Turki Alalshikh saying that he doesn’t want nothing to do with these YouTubers and these exhibition fights. And never only that, how will you take it seriously? You take a look at this weight difference.
“It’s a mismatch, and I just hope someone’s not gonna find yourself getting hurt someday, that it’s gonna put boxing down.
“And that’s why, when you take a look at the game, this is the reason MMA is doing so well, and that individuals are respecting it more. You don’t get these dummies coming in and fighting an actual MMA fighter, what I’m saying?”
Jake Paul agrees to drug testing
Paul has silenced the haters by agreeing to the ‘strictest drug testing possible’ ahead of his fight with Davis.
The 28-year-old has faced baseless allegations of steroid use throughout his boxing profession.
Paul is able to prove that he’s a clean athlete, with some help from america Anti-Doping Agency [USADA].
“Don’t worry. For all of you Karens who accuse me of being on steroids as the rationale for winning all of my fights, we’ve the strictest drug testing possible for this fight,” he said on his YouTube channel.
“US Anti-Doping Agency. Random drug tests at any moment.”
In a subsequent drug test skit, Paul insisted: “Clean as a whistle. Contrary to what they are saying.”