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Boxing fans were furious with Netflix’s streaming of the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul bout in Texas on Friday due to technical glitches that worsened throughout the evening.
Fans on both sides of the Atlantic experienced poor visual quality, slow buffering, and intermittent audio throughout Friday’s undercard.
Online outage tracker Downdetector reported over 80,000 clients having troubles at 10:35pm New York time on Friday.
‘Netflix is tricking everyone into viewing a fight they have no clue how to support properly,’ X reviewer said.
‘Well, look at the good side,’ someone quipped. No one brings the nation together like Netflix after a divided election. It seems we’re all in agreement tonight.
Netflix’s performance in Friday’s Texas battle disappointed fans.
Many Netflix users saw an error notice during Friday’s bout.
Even boxing star Lennox Lewis (L) had to blast Kate Scott’s questions into Evander Holyfield’s (R) ear during the show.
The frustrations went beyond streaming.
The broadcasters had issues too. Kate Scott, the presenter, asked the producers ‘where are we’ as the desk strained to hear.
Scott wasn’t alone in his troubles. Tyson’s former adversaries Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield also have trouble hearing.
Lewis questioned Holyfield whether Tyson will bite Paul’s ear as Iron Mike did to ‘The Real Deal’ in their 1997 rematch. Holyfield couldn’t comprehend Lewis, and by the time he did, the discussion had changed.
As Cowboys owner Jerry Jones sought to promote Netflix as an NFL partner, his mike kept going in and out, making matters worse.
