The fight of the century took place on Saturday between undisputed world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and YouTuber turned professional boxer Jake Paul. However, streaming giant Netflix failed to release it properly due to technical difficulties, leaving thousands of fans frustrated. The event, held at AT&T Stadium and streamed live on Netflix, marked the platform’s first foray into major boxing events.
Downdetector, a website that monitors online outages, reported about 14,000 Netflix-related complaints during the battle. The majority of users cited streaming issues, while others experienced connection issues.
Viewers in the United States – and beyond – have reported buffering issues, poor video quality and even complete service outages. The problems reportedly began during preliminary matches and continued throughout the event, forcing fans to miss parts of the fights. Social media platforms including X and Reddit have seen a wave of complaints from users expressing frustration over the disruptions.
Netflix has not released a statement regarding the streaming issues.
Users took to social media to share their frustration through hilarious memes. Here are some memes that explain Netflix’s epic failure last night.

The user shared a photo showing a man figuring out how to fix the wires to make it work.

Another user compared the situation to a moment from Trump’s speech. The user captioned it: “Aaahhhaaah I’m Netflix, I’m putting on a fight but I can’t handle the traffic.”

Here’s another one.

People compared the quality with clips from video games and toy fights.