The most-watched program on Netflix this weekend may not be a documentary or a romantic comedy.
Instead, millions of people are expected to tune in for a boxing match between Jake Paul, a social media influencer who has disrupted the sport in recent years, and Mike Tyson, a former heavyweight champion.
Paul, 27, will face off against Tyson, 58, on Friday night in a heavyweight fight that will be streamed for free to Netflix’s nearly 300 million subscribers. The Paul-Tyson fight will take place after three other matches that start at 8 p.m. Eastern.
🌍👉 Stream NetFlix: Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson Live
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The generational showdown is part of the streaming service’s growing ambitions for live programming. It will also test the knowledge of fans: Some watched Tyson dominate the heavyweight division in the 1980s, while others followed along online as Paul catapulted to fame in the late 2010s.
If you want to catch up quickly before the fight at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, home of the Dallas Cowboys, here are some key moments from Tyson’s and Paul’s careers.
Paul, who was raised in Ohio and has more than 27 million Instagram followers, first became known for short videos on the now-defunct social platform Vine before switching to YouTube. In the videos he would re-enact movie scenes, eat spaghetti with a fork attached to a power drill and follow trendy dance moves, among other things.
Disney Channel announced in 2015 that it had hired Paul for a role in the series “Bizaardvark,” a show that also helped accelerate the career of the pop star Olivia Rodrigo.
Paul continued creating YouTube videos while acting, but they took a more destructive tone. He set mattresses and furniture on fire, surfed behind the back of a pickup truck on a flooded street and performed other stunts at an upscale home in the Los Angeles area. Paul and Disney Channel mutually agreed to part ways in 2017 after a television news report about his antics.
Paul lives and trains in Puerto Rico. His older brother, Logan Paul, parlayed his own social media career into a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment; he also hosts a podcast, on which he interviewed Donald J. Trump in June, during the presidential campaign.
Instead, millions of people are expected to tune in for a boxing match between Jake Paul, a social media influencer who has disrupted the sport in recent years, and Mike Tyson, a former heavyweight champion.
Paul, 27, will face off against Tyson, 58, on Friday night in a heavyweight fight that will be streamed for free to Netflix’s nearly 300 million subscribers. The Paul-Tyson fight will take place after three other matches that start at 8 p.m. Eastern.
🌍👉 Stream NetFlix: Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson Live
📱👉 Stream Online: Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul Live
The generational showdown is part of the streaming service’s growing ambitions for live programming. It will also test the knowledge of fans: Some watched Tyson dominate the heavyweight division in the 1980s, while others followed along online as Paul catapulted to fame in the late 2010s.
If you want to catch up quickly before the fight at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, home of the Dallas Cowboys, here are some key moments from Tyson’s and Paul’s careers.
Paul, who was raised in Ohio and has more than 27 million Instagram followers, first became known for short videos on the now-defunct social platform Vine before switching to YouTube. In the videos he would re-enact movie scenes, eat spaghetti with a fork attached to a power drill and follow trendy dance moves, among other things.
Disney Channel announced in 2015 that it had hired Paul for a role in the series “Bizaardvark,” a show that also helped accelerate the career of the pop star Olivia Rodrigo.
Paul continued creating YouTube videos while acting, but they took a more destructive tone. He set mattresses and furniture on fire, surfed behind the back of a pickup truck on a flooded street and performed other stunts at an upscale home in the Los Angeles area. Paul and Disney Channel mutually agreed to part ways in 2017 after a television news report about his antics.
Paul lives and trains in Puerto Rico. His older brother, Logan Paul, parlayed his own social media career into a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment; he also hosts a podcast, on which he interviewed Donald J. Trump in June, during the presidential campaign.
