Fans left livid after Netflix stream crashes throughout Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul
Boxing fans were left fuming as Netflix encountered difficulties streaming the Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul boxing match.
The streaming giant was making its first foray into live combat sports, but fans had trouble watching the undercard before the main event. Viewers flooded social media with complaints about issues ranging from buffering to the service crashing entirely.
One disgruntled fan said: “If Netflix doesn’t fix this buffering issue, this will go down as one of the biggest fails in all of tv/streaming history. Another added: ” Another chimed in: “First time I’ve sat down to watch boxing on forever and Netflix keeps freezing up and buffering….”
One user queried: “Is Netflix down for everybody? ? ? ? Literally my stuff will not load”.
“Hey, is anyone else having server and bandwidth issues with Netflix? ,” asked another peeved viewer. “Pixels have ramped down to 1995 TV level and it keeps buffering…” Another exclaimed: “Netflix has crashed! We have been buffering at 25 per cent for 10 minutes and now frozen. It’s not my network. We are pushing 250 mbs”.
Other comments included: “Mine just stopped. Not having high hopes for seeing the main bout” and “Hundred thousand people watching this are having the exact same problem”. Netflix announced their unexpected entry into the boxing business in March when Tyson’s fight with Paul was first unveiled, reports the Mirror.
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Tyson was all set for the fight but had to delay it by four months when a health scare struck an inflamed ulcer on a flight from Miami to LA saw the former heavyweight champ in a bad way, collapsing and coughing up blood.
Nonetheless, he bounced back and now all eyes are on his comeback after years away tonight, he steps into the ring with YouTuber Paul, despite being 31 years his elder, Tyson’s got everyone believing he can turn back time.
Tech gremlins hit Netflix too when Evander Holyfield couldn’t catch the questions tossed at him by Kate Scott, leading her to say apologetically: “Evander, I apologise,” adding, “I’m so sorry about the sound. Lennox, thank you for helping us out with the interview. We appreciate you. Good to see you tonight. Good to see both of you champions with us tonight.”
