Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson

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.

If you advertise a live event to start at 2 in the morning, then you should not waste everyones time showing several other ridiculous events that noone cares about.

It has been 3 hours of utter time waste so far - I could not care less about the first 6 fighters and now I am too sleepy to stay up for the event that was actuallu advertised.

I guess I will see the results timorrow, but I honestly dont even care at this point.

This has been a massive disappointment and I doubt I can be bothered to waste another night like this for a live event in the future.

Honestly - I hope this ends up costinh you subscriptions.

Where do I even begin? Last night was supposed to be the event: Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson, an exhibition match that promised to deliver spectacle, drama, and perhaps some pure unhinged madness. Whether you love or loathe either of these men, this was going to be a fight for the ages - or at least an entertaining dumpster fire. But thanks to Netflix, the only fight I experienced was with my own Wi-Fi and the refresh button. Spoiler alert: I lost.

Let's backtrack. The hype was real. Netflix, diving headfirst into the realm of live sports, promised a seamless, thrilling experience. The Serrano vs. Taylor fight was the perfect appetizer. A great buildup, tension in the air-this was the kind of content you clear your schedule for. Then, BOOM. Right after Serrano vs. Taylor, Netflix decides to tap out before the main event even starts. The stream froze. Permanently.

Who thought it was a good idea for Netflix, a company that excels at binge-watching dramas and true crime, to suddenly try their hand at streaming a global sporting event? This is like asking someone who's only ever made microwaved ramen to cater a Michelin-starred dinner. Sure, maybe they can pull it off, but odds are you'll end up with a soggy mess-and that's exactly what happened here.

Netflix clearly bit off more than they could chew. They marketed this event like they had the infrastructure of ESPN, DAZN, or any platform that's actually done this before. But when the chips were down and the audience was watching, they folded.

Netflix, you had ONE job. You could have nailed this and opened the door to a whole new era of sports entertainment. Instead, you cemented your reputation as a platform that should stick to what it knows: scripted content. Don't come back to the sports world until you've learned how to stream a live event without turning it into a colossal train wreck.

If you're reading this and considering watching a live sporting event on Netflix in the future: don't. Save yourself the frustration, find an alternative, and leave Netflix to do what they're good at-feeding us endless reruns of The Office. Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson deserved better, and so did we.

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.