As if 58-year-old Mike Tyson getting back into the ring to fight 27-year-old Jake Paul couldn’t get any crazier on its face, Netflix’s myriad streaming issues left many viewers scrambling just to stay connected to the show.
Constant buffering, app disconnects and image issues plague the undercard and Friday’s main event, and it’s understandable if you may have tapped out early and waited to catch the highlights afterward. We’ve got you covered.
Here are all the biggest moments from Tyson vs. Paul from AT&T Stadium in Dallas.
Mike Tyson and Jake Paul’s walkouts
Jake Paul was the first fighter announced just before midnight ET. Paul rode to the ring in a custom lowrider to Phil Collins’ “In The Air Tonight.”
Tyson opted for an understated entrance, walking to the ring with purpose to “Murdergram” by Murder Inc.
When the ring announcer introduced both fighters, the crowd was clearly behind Tyson, and the gap between each fighter’s listed accomplishments was incredible. Paul was announced as a “content creator,” among other things. Tyson? The former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.
Early rounds
Paul followed the expected strategy of moving around the ring and staying out of reach of Tyson’s power, and clinched up with Tyson multiple times to slow Tyson down. Tyson connected with one strong jab in the opening round, but also ate a few shots from Paul. The Netflix unofficial scorer gave Tyson a 10-9 edge in the first.
The second round sped by without much action in either direction, with the shortened two-minute round over in a flash (though the Netflix scorer still gave the round to Tyson).
Paul stunned Tyson with a left hook combination in the third, causing Tyson to stagger backward. Paul saw his opportunity to get aggressive, and caught Tyson with several more shots as the 58-year old struggled to evade. Round 3 was a resounding win for Paul, and the commentary crew even speculated that it could be Tyson’s last round.
Paul seemed to let off in the fourth round, which was a mirror of the second. A jab that landed on Tyson’s midsection was the highlight, and it was another round likely scored in Paul’s favor.
Paul dominated the action in the fifth, with a lone hook from Tyson connecting and earning praise from Roy Jones Jr. at ringside. With another likely round win for Paul, Tyson likely needs to land a vicious shot to stop the fight to have a chance at winning.
Paul won another round in the sixth simply by being far more active than Tyson, who just doesn’t have the speed (understandably) to keep up with a 27-year-old.
The crowd was getting restless at the end of the sixth, and the atmosphere through the buffering TV felt flat in the seventh as some 70,000 people realized that Tyson never really had a shot here. Another round for Paul.
Paul opened up and started to punish Tyson in the final round, and sadly, Tyson wasn’t able to counter. Bizarrely, Paul began to bow repeatedly at Tyson when the 10-second bell rang, and Tyson didn’t take the opportunity to knock out a defenseless opponent.
Tyson vs Paul result
Paul was the heavy favorite entering the bout, and he won by unanimous decision. The judges’ scores were 80-72, 79-73, 79-73 in favor of Paul. In total, Paul landed 78 punches to Tyson’s 18.
The loss drops Tyson’s career record to 50 wins and 7 losses, with two additional fights ending in a no contest.
