Jake Paul is ready for his next big Netflix match, this one against reigning WBA world champ Gervonta “Tank” Davis on Nov. 14 in Atlanta. How ready? “I’m more athletic and stronger, and I’m going to be able to knock him out.” Paul also tells Baker Machado that Mike Tyson’s exhibition match against Floyd Mayweather Jr. will be “boring” and responds to claims his “Most Valuable Promotions” has saved women’s boxing. Paul is joined by business partner Joey Levy, cofounder and CEO of gaming and sportsbook platform Betr, to also chat about the new updated features on the platform for the football season.
Meanwhile, a wild NFL opening week saw big wins by the Packers, Bills, and Steelers. FOS reporter David Rumsey breaks down the lower-than-expected viewership numbers for the YouTube game in Brazil, the inaugural use of the NFL’s new Hawk-EyeHawk-Eye first-down technology,, and viewers getting their first look at commercials on NFL RedZone.
And the only college football program that has beaten two ranked teams, the University of South Florida, is now the only non-power conference school in the AP Top 25 poll. FOS reporter Amanda Christovich explains how USF beat a Florida Gators team with an athletic budget half the size, plus the Michigan-Oklahoma battle that featured the No. 1 transfer in John Mateer vs. the No. 1 recruit in Bryce Underwood.
