Jake Paul calls Gervonta 'Tank' Davis a 'human piece of garbage' after Netflix fight canceled

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Jake Paul's fight against WBA lightweight champion Gervonta Davis was called off after the latter once again found himself in legal trouble.

In a civil suit filed in Miami last week, Davis was accused of assault and battery on his ex-girlfriend at a strip club where she worked. He was also accused of twice threatening to kill her in writing.

Paul's Most Valuable Promotions announced late Monday that the fight would no longer take place, but Paul still plans to fight someone else by the end of the year.

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Gervonta "Tank" Davis and Jake Paul face off during a "Jake vs. Tank" kickoff press conference at Palladium Times Square in New York on Sept. 22, 2025. (Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Upon the fight's cancellation, Paul shredded Davis as "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 his Instagram Stories.

"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.

"I hope you people