Fans react to Netflix coverage of Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul: “I want my money back, and I didn’t even spend anything”

nme.com:

Netflix plagued the Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul fight.The streaming giant was making its debut in live combat sports with the controversial bout yesterday (November 15), which many have already deemed a failure, with “buffering” becoming a trending hashtag on X/Twitter.Tyson, 58, faced internet personality Paul, 27, in the former heavyweight champion’s first professional bout in 19 years at the AT&T Stadium, which was free to watch for Netflix subscribers.

Originally set to take place on July 20, the fight was delayed after the veteran boxer suffered an ulcer.Even before fans on social media caught win of the contentious result – that saw Paul declared the winner by unanimous decision – viewers took to social media to highlight a range of problems with the stream.Most poked fun at Netflix “gaslighting” viewers when messages popped up blaming bad internet for buffering, while others pointed out audio issues after Evander Holyfield, who joined Lennox Lewis in the studio, could not hear questions put to him by host Kate Scott, who later apologised to viewers.Check out more fan reactions below.Amazon Prime would've had this stream looking like a Christopher Nolan movie, Netflix gotta be ashamed of themselves #PaulTyson— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod.