The boxing match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson attracted 60 million homes around the world, a record night for Netflix, where the fight was streamed. The fight peaked at 65 million simulcasts and the entire night produced the largest boxing event outside of Las Vegas in U.S. history.
Joe Hand Promotions, a leader in live sports and entertainment programming for the outdoor market, also distributed last night’s event to more than 6,000 bars and restaurants in the United States, setting the record for commercial distribution of a sporting event in the company’s 50-year history. + The Year of History.
#PaulTyson was also the most trending topic worldwide on X on Friday with #Serrano in second place in the U.S., Brazil, Spain and Canada. The fight dominated the conversation on social media and made up 11 of the top 11 trending topics in the U.S.
Celebrities in attendance included Evander Holyfield, Shaquille O’Neal, Sugar Ray Leonard, Jerry Jones, Charlize Theron, Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, Josh Duhamel, Joe Jonas, Joe Manganiello, Lennox Lewis, Rob Gronkowski, Mike Epps, Simo Liu, Daddy Yankee Jay Shetty, Anderson Silva, Tom Segura, Jeff Ross, Joey Fatone, Tori Kelly, Micah Parsons, Brandin Cox, Trevon Diggs, Michael Irvine, Jason Witten, Cedric the Entertainer, Hasan Minhaj, Mark Davis, Bryson DeChambeau, Omari Hardwick, Darren Parent, Jonathan Davis, Carlassia Grant and more.
Despite losing the fight by unanimous decision, Tyson said on Saturday that he has “no regrets” about taking on 27-year-old YouTuber Jake Paul. He wrote on X: “This is one of those situations where you lose but you still win. I’m grateful for last night. I don’t regret stepping into the ring for the last time. I almost died in June. He had 8 blood transfusions. I lost half my blood and 25 pounds in the hospital and I had to fight to get my strength back for the fight, so I won.”
“For my children to see me go toe-to-toe and complete 8 rounds with a talented fighter half my age in front of a packed Dallas Cowboy Stadium is an experience no man should ask for. Thank you.
While speaking with reporters after the fight, Paul said he easily handled Tyson after the third round. “Definitely a little bit. He explained: “I wanted to put on a show for the fans, but I didn’t want to hurt someone who didn’t need to be hurt.”
Although this may have meant that people in the audience (some of whom booed and left before the fight was over) were upset, Paul added that he wouldn’t have done anything differently. “So I couldn’t really get him to stand up to me or slide and do something cool or whatever, but I don’t care what people have to say,” he added. “They’re always going to have something to say, and that’s it.”
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