Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson

This so-called boxing event was nothing more than a money-making scheme disguised as a fight. The matchup between Jake Paul, a YouTuber-turned-boxer, and the legendary Mike Tyson was built on an avalanche of media hype and shallow promotional tactics, but it delivered almost nothing of substance.

The fight lacked authenticity, skill, and any semblance of genuine competition. Tyson, though a boxing icon, seemed more like a shadow of his former self, and Jake Paul's performance felt more about sustaining his celebrity status than showcasing real boxing prowess.

What makes this event even more infuriating is the ripple effect it's had on the boxing world.

In the Netherlands, we're now seeing personalities like Manoeuf and Dave Roelvink attempting to replicate this kind of spectacle, feeding off the manufactured drama for personal gain. This trend is reducing boxing to a mere sideshow, overshadowing the discipline, dedication, and legacy that true fighters bring to the sport.

Really just embarrassing for everyone involved. Tyson for taking the fight and looking like a 60 year old man after all this talk of KO'ing Paul he did nothing for 16 minutes. The main fight was the shortest fight of the night due to Tyson's age and he never once managed to get the fight going, he just looked old, even the highlight reel for the fight is less than 2 minutes. It's embarrassing for Paul after all the talk he beat an old man by decision, no big fight moment. He even said he was going easy on Tyson as he could feel the age difference, what type of entertainment is that? Young boy takes it easy on old man. Yeah I'm sure that's the headline Netflix wanted for it's big boxing match. And finally embarrassing for us for having to watch this rubbish and live in a world that praises people who beat up on old men. Never again.

The Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight was less a contest of fists than a melancholy dance-a staged spectacle, and yet, a strange mirror of life. I won't dwell on the fixed ending, the scripted moves, the sense that the fight was little more than a play. Instead, let's look deeper, at the sad poetry of what it revealed.

Seeing Tyson-a lion in his winter, once the embodiment of raw strength-reduced to this, a shadow play for spectacle's sake, felt like a hollow echo of his former self. Here was a man who once fought for glory, now standing not for honor, but for the price tag stamped on it. The money bought this fight, yes, but more painfully, it bought a piece of his legend. A reminder, perhaps, that no figure, no legacy, can forever escape the tug of time and fortune.

This wasn't sport; it was a quiet tragedy dressed as entertainment, a reminder that even giants grow weary, even legends fade, and that in the end, we all have our price. Watching him move to a preordained rhythm made me ache with the realization: in life, as in this ring, so much of what we believe to be real is little more than spectacle. And yet, knowing this, we can't help but keep watching.

As a fight, it was empty. As a symbol, it was haunting.

I decided to return to Netflix for this match, but this event and the main match itself proved to be the biggest disappointment in the history of live streaming.

The live stream crashed or buffered even before the main match. In the end, I didn't see the main match until after it was over. Many subscribers complained about the same thing. You would think that Netflix would have been prepared for something like this, given the huge hype for the match.

This night of boxing offered only one enjoyable and classic fight. The rating of 1 will remain until Netflix has made up for this disappointment. Otherwise this is a 5/10.

First of all netflix servers were terrible today and you couldn't watch the fight in a quality more than 360p. The actual fight started like 3 hours in the stream so what happened in the previous 3? Showing us random events that nobody cares! I don't really know anything about boxing but the fight seemed to be way too short and fake. Tyson after the first 2 rounds didn't do anything he wasn't even dodging or hitting jake paul. Jake on the other hand also didn't really seem to fight at all. Punches didn't look strong at all and the whole thing looked like a sparing match which is the shame considering it got delayed before and received so much hype. I think netflix just wanted more dirty money and the whole thing was scripted even though I knew that Jake was going to win anyway. One of the most boring sport event in history.