Anyone who recently frowned and asked themselves what the bizarre boxing match between TV jumping jack Stefan Raab and professional athlete Regina Halmich was about will probably have just as little understanding the new number 1 in the Netflix series charts have. This is evidenced by the live-streamed boxing match Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson.
The unbalanced duel between 27-year-old influencer/boxer Jake Paul and 58-year-old Mike Tyson took place last weekend and, among other things, prevailed against the sci-fi fantasy of Arcane. The sports broadcast is only considered a “series” because there was already a three-part countdown documentary about the event and another boxing match.
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Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson on Netflix: 60 million viewers and a KO of the stream
While there had been some doubts in advance about the authenticity of the boxing match, interest was still high. That’s what Netflix says over 60 million viewers attended the boxing match between Paul and Tyson. At least they tried, because there is a lot of dissatisfaction on social media about the failing technology during the live stream. This means that many people will only see a still image of Mike Tyson’s butt while their app tries to buffer.
But even those who got a live broadcast or watched the fight afterward don’t seem particularly enthusiastic. Because of course The fit young man won against the sports veteranwhich hadn’t seen a professional fight in about 20 years.
The sports magazine Ran wrote very critically in its commentary on the event: “Even without the technical problems and the imbalance, this fight was already symbolic of the decline of boxing.”
The fight aired on Netflix that same weekend Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano was held, which resulted in a headbutt controversy at the end. Is martial arts just not a good thing on Netflix?
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