Overview

• The fight is confirmed for State Farm Arena in Atlanta on Nov. 14, with Netflix streaming the event to all subscription tiers.
• Organizers are presenting the bout as an exhibition given the extreme size disparity—about five stone and eight inches—with weight, glove size and round length still unannounced.
• Amir Khan and Carl Froch have criticized the matchup as unsafe and unlikely to be professionally licensed, though Froch notes Paul’s size could still pose problems for Davis.
• Paul says he has agreed to USADA-administered random testing, describing it as the strictest drug-testing regimen for the event.
• Betting opened with Davis a strong favorite, and his choice to forgo a Lamont Roach Jr. rematch has prompted both business-minded defenses from Eddie Hearn and objections from Roach’s camp.