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The fight of the year: Boxing legend Mike Tyson got back into the ring – and lost to YouTuber Jake Paul. The TV broadcast turned into a farce.
Update from November 16th, 9:12 a.m.: Many fans dragged themselves out of bed early on Saturday morning to see their idol Mike Tyson fight again. But the fight, which was proclaimed “boxing match of the year”, was a failure both in terms of sport and technology.
Because it wasn’t just 58-year-old Tyson who ended up on the losing side because he clearly lost the fight. Netflix didn’t cover itself with fame either. The streaming giant wanted to enter the live sports business with the fight staged as a huge show – but that went terribly wrong. The TV broadcast was anything but smooth, boxing fans around the world complained about non-functioning technology and poor picture quality.
For long stretches, users of the live stream didn’t see anything and their frustration was huge. And Netflix can safely chalk up its live sports debut as an own goal.
Mike Tyson and Jake Paul fought in the ring – but many spectators didn’t see much of it. © IMAGO/IAN HALPERIN
Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul: Is the boxing match on free TV?
First report from November 15th: Dallas – On the night of Friday (November 15) to Saturday, the martial arts event of the year will take place at AT&T Stadium in Texas. Boxing legend Mike Tyson is back in the ring and takes on Jake Paul, 31 years his junior, who only started boxing four years ago. We’ll tell you where the boxing match can be seen live.
- The boxing duel between „Iron Mike“ and Jake Paul will be on the night of Friday to Saturday not im Broadcast free TV.
Mike Tyson fights against Jake Paul: Boxing event of the year will be broadcast by streaming giant Netflix
- The fight between Tyson and Paul is surprisingly not broadcast by a classic sports streaming provider, but is live and exclusive to Netflix to see.
- The event starts at 3 a.m. German time (8 p.m. local time in Texas) on the night from Friday to Saturday with several preliminary fights. Against 5 a.m The boxing spectacle then begins between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul.
- The times may vary slightly as several live fights take place one after the other.
- The program of Netflix can on the TV set or via Stream can be received on all mobile devices – but this requires a valid Netflix subscription.
Wild scenes before the fight: Tyson slapped Paul during the weigh-in
Although the show fight between Mike Tyson and influencer Jake Paul, which is scheduled for eight rounds of two minutes each, has no real relevance to boxing, the entertainment value is still likely to be very high. Before the duel, it was speculated that Tyson would collect between 50 and 100 million dollars.
Mike Tyson and Jake Paul caused a stir before their fight. © IMAGO/BBC via Bestimage
And in fact, at the weigh-in before the fight, sparks flew between the 58-year-old “Iron Mike” and his opponent, who was over 30 years younger. After Paul (99.8 kilograms) apparently stepped on the boxing legend’s foot, Tyson (105.7 kilograms) countered with a slap in the face. Afterwards, wild scenes took place: Tyson could only be held back from his bed with difficulty, Paul, on the other hand, shouted loudly: “Now it’s personal, he has to die.” So things should also get pretty serious in the ring. (where)
