The Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight has drawn the eyes of the sporting world. Well, at least when Netflix’s servers allow them to see it. Either way, the match has massive intrigue for those who have never had the privilege of watching Tyson fight.
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The same is true, to a lesser degree, for those curious to see if Paul may be a legitimate boxer after all. Paul enters the ring at age 27. Tyson climbed in at age 58. Their year differential is almost equivalent to the age of Deion Sanders‘ daughter, Deiondra (32).
Ahead of the fight, Deiondra took to Twitter/X to make an astute observation of the nearly 60-year-old Tyson. Commenting on the apparent difference in their strengths and Mike’s physical appearance, she wrote–
“Iono Mike a legend but he kinda old…”
Tyson, in today’s match, looked extremely exhausted after one point. While he did land some good punches initially, eventually Paul appears to be dominating the ring. However, the legend’s struggle hasn’t been the only concern for fans. They also faced a continuous struggle to tune into the bout.
Even Deion Sanders Jr. appeared to voice his frustration regarding the same. Taking to X, he wrote, “Bro can you please just start the fight.” To this, one of the annoyed fans replied, “If only Netflix allows us to.”
In order to compensate for this chaos, Netflix offered some brief clips of the action on Twitter/X.
THE BADDEST MAN ON THE PLANET #PaulTyson pic.twitter.com/ejMaogcEL4
— Netflix (@netflix) November 16, 2024
A ringside look at #PaulTyson pic.twitter.com/WZlzvJ7gKX
— Netflix (@netflix) November 16, 2024
Fans, however, continued to loudly voice their displeasure about the coverage of the fight.
Netflix you SUCK you’re only able to see the fight if you are ringside
— Scott Levy (@FuelOnline) November 16, 2024
My view is better. pic.twitter.com/2y0e1RALF6
— Tim Williams (@realtimwilliams) November 16, 2024
Meanwhile, Deion Sanders, Deiondra’s dad wasn’t reported to be in attendance at the fight. Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin, however, made sure to mention Coach Prime.
He said that would be attempting to convince owner Jerry Jones – whom he was sitting beside at the time – to name Deion Sanders the Cowboys’ next head coach. Sanders rebuffed Irvin’s initial pitch earlier this week on FOX Sports programming.
This whole boxing night essentially has served as a trial run for the NFL contests the company is supposed to stream on Christmas Day. Fortunately, Netflix does have roughly six weeks to fix its issues. But if this was a preview of what’s to come, the league may need to start looking into alternative options.
