While the fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul is still generating a lot of attention, Netflix has revealed the viewing ratings for this event which has generated immense excitement around the world. Records were broken and we understand better why there were some disturbances during the evening…
Let us remember that The Problem Child needed to fight all 8 rounds and obtain a unanimous decision from the judges in his favor to overcomeIron Mike. According to information provided by Netflix, 72,300 people attended the fight which took place at AT&T Stadiumin Arlington (Texas), known as the stadium of the Dallas Cowboys.
If many people wanted to see the boxing legend win one last fight, he was obviously overtaken by his age… However, he confided this Saturday that he did not regret “getting into the ring one last times “. The 58-year-old boxer also spoke about significant health problems that arose a few months ago.
As for Jake Paul, he also made an important statement the day after the fight and notably took the opportunity to thank Mike Tyson for having “given him the chance to share the ring with him”. Despite his multiple provocations during the week, the 27-year-old young man only seems to have respect for his elder.
Let’s get back to the ratings for this event like no other…
Before talking about the numbers for the fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul, it is important to point out that “nearly 50 million households around the world followed live” the fight between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano, the co-main event.
“Which probably makes it the most watched professional women’s sporting event in the history of the United States,” indicates the famous streaming platform.
It’s also undoubtedly the fight that viewers preferred on Friday night!
Concerning the fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul, “60 million households” watched it live around the world. There was even “a peak of 65 million simultaneous streams,” Netflix said.
With so many people watching Netflix, it’s understandable why many people experienced difficulties while watching the event at home.
“The boxing mega-event dominated social media, broke records and even strained our buffering systems,” the streaming platform noted.
This statement didn’t make everyone laugh…
“I hope you get the buffering issue sorted out before the Christmas football game. This is what I want to see”
“Your buffering “system” made us miss the entire Serrano fight. You all need to pull yourself together, because that was a pretty egregious misstep. »
“It’s a shame no one was able to watch it because it was buggy all the time”
“The fact that Netflix had the audacity to pop up an error message basically blaming my internet was hilarious. »
“You should apologize.” »
For those who haven’t seen the Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul fight, you can watch the highlights below:
You can also watch highlights of the fight between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano below:
