The former boxing legend and the influencer with 27 million subscribers will face off for a top match on a video-on-demand platform.
After 19 years without putting on gloves, the boxing legend Mike Tyson is back in the ring against the famous influencer Jake Paul . The show, which was initially scheduled to take place in July, was postponed due to the state of health of the former champion, suffering from an ulcer. The fight will finally take place live on Netflix on the night of Friday November 15 to Saturday November 16 in Texas, at two a.m. French time.
This isn't the first time Netflix has broadcast a live event. Indeed, in November 2023, the platform organized the “Netflix Cup”, a show mixing the pilots of the famous series Formula 1 and the golfers of Full Swing. The desire to continue direct is a real commercial strategy for Netflix. Such mobilizations are an opportunity for the platform to broadcast advertisements which obviously generate revenue, but also to target its audience to find out its tastes.
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With his 27 million followers on Instagram, Jake Joseph Paul has become one of the most famous influencers in the world. The boxer became known with his brother thanks to his videos on the old Vine application. Before the platform closed, it had accumulated more than 2 billion views. The influencer then launched on YouTube, where he became world famous.
In 2018, the Cleveland native organized his first amateur boxing match. Two years later, he turned professional. His record stands at 10 victories out of 11 fights. But Jake Paul is often criticized by boxing professionals who accuse him of organizing tailor-made fights, with opponents who are either older or from martial arts other than boxing. His political positions are also regularly controversial, the latest being his support for Donald Trump during the 2024 American elections.
I'm going to knock out Jake Paul
Mike Tyson
Born in 1966, Mike Tyson remains today one of, if not the, greatest boxer of all time. World heavyweight champion at the age of 20, he remains today the youngest boxer to have obtained the prestigious belt. The 58-year-old has one of the most impressive records in his sport: 58 fights, 50 victories, 44 KOs.
Despite 19 years without having fought professionally, the man nicknamed “Kid Dynamite” has lost neither his self-confidence nor his outspokenness. “ Although we had to postpone the fight, I will be back training soon… The result will be the same, no matter the date: I will knock out Jake Paul “, he declared.
If this clash between the two celebrities has all the makings of a gala match, it is indeed a professional fight. The show proposed by Netflix promises to be explosive. The two boxers will pocket the sum of 40 million dollars each for this fight.
