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    Netflix crashes for thousands as Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson overwhelms the platform

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    Paul and Tyson are expected to win tens of millions for their Netflix fight.

    Netflix struggles to keep up with the hype surrounding it Jake Paul against Mike Tyson because the streaming platform is already down, and thousands of people are struggling to watch the main card.

    After months of waiting, Jake Paul and Mike Tyson finally step into the ring. The November 15 clash has dominated headlines for most of 2024 and now things are finally happening.

    However, Netflix took a hit in introducing the fight to the masses. This is one of the first live broadcasts in Netflix history, certainly the first of this magnitude, and millions of viewers are turning to the platform for this high-stakes competition.

    Even though from the second fight on the main card, thousands of potential viewers expressed difficulty using the platform. Whether on mobile devices, laptops, or TVs, Netflix is ​​struggling to keep up with Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson. The co-main event was even briefly postponed while Netflix attempted to resolve some issues.

    Dexerto can verify, we actually faced our own issues while watching the Netflix stream. While it appears to be pretty stable on desktop, at least at the time of writing, watching on TV has been more complicated, with the stream crashing from time to time.

    Many other viewers took to social media to report the same thing. “The second this fight started to get good, Netflix crashed again,” a viewer said during foreplay. “I’m getting super bored.”

    “I spent all this money to broadcast ‘the greatest boxing match of all time’ only to squeeze out 3 fights before the main event,” another rang.

    For some, the temporary solution was to go back a few moments in the broadcast and watch on a slight delay. While it wasn’t exactly live, it allowed some viewers to avoid buffering.

    The crashes appear to be widespread across all of Netflix, meaning that households who don’t even intend to watch the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight are still inconvenienced.

    Netflix has yet to comment on the matter, although it would be safe to expect the stream to continue to experience difficulties for the remainder of the broadcast. We’ll keep you updated here with all the latest news.

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