Yes, Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson is really happening -- here's what to expect
Netflix has upward of 260 million subscribers globally, and since this isn't a PPV, there's a chance this is the most-watched fight of this century.
Should this fight even be happening?
Everyone involved will surely make a lot of money and there's little doubt this will be one of the most watched boxing matches ever. But no one really wants to see a nearly 60-year-old Mike Tyson get beaten up by Jake Paul. That just wouldn't be a good look for anyone, Paul and Netflix included. Some will surely believe Tyson will whoop up on the younger YouTube kid. But Paul is big, strong, athletic and three decades Tyson's junior. He'll have the advantage in every physical way.
The best-case scenario is the fight gets classified as an exhibition and the two have a friendly, yet physical sparring match, kind of like Tyson vs. Jones Jr. As Coppinger noted, those two weren't throwing with bad intentions back in November 2020, but the crowd still went home satisfied with the event. Frankly, this is all about entertainment anyway, not real sports competition. And that's OK if taken at face value.