Tyson-Paul

[tripplej]

Anybody catch this last night?

from espn

Jake Paul cruised to a unanimous decision over Mike Tyson in a fight where a 27-year-old YouTuber-turned-prizefighter defeated a 58-year-old heavyweight legend.

It was a generational clash that drew more than 70,000 fans at AT&T Stadium to the tune of an $18.1 million gate and streamed live on Netflix to hundreds of millions of viewers across the globe amid buffering problems throughout the broadcast. The in-ring action may not have thoroughly entertained those watching, but it delivered a once-in-a-lifetime pop culture experience.

 

[Sonnie Parker]

Wasn't even close. The two fights prior to this one were serious battles... the kind of fights that are fun to watch. The Tyson fight was literally boring. Tyson has no business in the ring at 58 years old.

 

[tripplej]

I agree. It was a money grab, plain and simple.

also, Netflix says this..

from epsn,

Streaming giant Netflix said Saturday that 60 million households tuned in live to watch YouTuber-turned-prizefighter Paul, 27, cruise to a unanimous decision over Tyson, the 58-year-old former heavyweight champion, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The fight peaked at 65 million concurrent streams.

In addition, Netflix said 50 million households globally watched the co-main event, which saw Katie Taylor retain her undisputed women's lightweight championship with a controversial unanimous decision over Amanda Serrano. That number, according to Netflix, likely would make the fight the most-watched professional women's sporting event in United States history.

 

[Sonnie Parker]

No doubt it was good for Netflix... and for us who like boxing, especially since it was not an expensive PPV, which I would then not have watched.