There was loads of criticism surrounding Friday’s much-hyped Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul boxing occasion streaming on Netflix, nevertheless it had nothing to do with the boxers within the ring.
Issues with video streaming high quality, pixelation, stuttering and even outright crashes lit up social media effectively earlier than the primary occasion, as undercard fighters slugged it out.
Tracking web site downdetector.com confirmed a surge of stories of issues with Netflix’s web site starting simply earlier than 9 p.m. ET. They climbed to greater than 88,700 stories round 10:30 p.m.
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The struggle between boxing legend Tyson and YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul had been estimated to start round 11 p.m., however undercard fighters have been nonetheless competing.
Users on X shared gifs of extremely pixelated movies, or pictures of wires and feedback suggesting that the streaming firm’s IT division should be in for a tough night time.
Some even dusted off the previous “connecting” display screen from the web’s America Online days to make a joke in regards to the issues.
The hashtags #NetflixStruggle, #buffering and #netflixcrash trended on the social media platform.
Netflix had no instant remark, a spokesperson mentioned in response to an emailed inquiry.
Tyson, now 58, is the previous heavyweight champion and one in all boxing’s greatest names. Paul, 27, gained fame as a social media star earlier than he started coaching and boxing.
The occasion at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, was speculated to happen on July 20 however was postponed till Friday after Tyson suffered an ulcer flare-up in May that restricted his coaching for a time.