The Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson‘s Netflix bout had much anticipation from the very beginning. Regardless of the lackluster result, the bout broke numerous records. After all, the Netflix fight card peaked at 65 million. A certain illegal stream had over 6 million viewers. This led to a boasting session from Paul on social media.
The fight at the AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas broke the record for the biggest boxing live gate in the stadium. The new record holder came across the illegal stream that had 6.6 million on X. Soon, ‘The Problem Child‘ tweeted boasting his superstar status in the realm of sports and combat sports.
More people watched an illegal stream of my fight with Mike Tyson then what the NBA playoffs averaged in 2024 @netflix.
Jake Paul via X
To put things in perspective, the 2024 NBA playoffs averaged 4.5 million views. As such, his fight against the legendary Tyson had more viewership count. The tweet may have roasted the NBA, but Paul just indicated his status as a money fight for every combat sports athlete. After all, Mike Tyson earned $20 million for the Netflix event to fight Jake Paul.
Me & Mike Tyson broke every viewership record in boxing since the GOAT Muhammad Ali. Wow #PaulTyson
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) November 18, 2024
More people watched an illegal stream of my fight with Mike Tyson then what the NBA playoffs averaged in 2024 @netflix https://t.co/4mRJvvQojv
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) November 17, 2024
In the past as well, other fighters have earned a significant amount of money fighting ‘The Problem Child. Ex-UFC star Nate Diaz earned the biggest paycheck of his combat sports career against Paul. It was more than combined of what Diaz earned in his fights against Conor McGregor. To continue his victory celebration, Paul claimed he and Tyson every viewership records of the late great Muhammad Ali.
Jake Paul boasts about title fight callout from Artur Beterbiev
As soon as Jake Paul beat the legendary Mike Tyson, it was only time that someone issued a callout. Usually, it is ex-UFC fighters or retired boxers or talented influencer boxers like KSI or Neeraj Goyat. However, an active world champion in boxing called Paul out.
Jake Paul reacted to Artur Beterbiev callout (Image via Open Source)The undisputed light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev issued a surprise callout. The combat sports community got behind the callout and wanted Paul to accept the bout. If so, it will become the first time that Paul has ever fought a top-level boxer. However, Paul took the callout as a compliment and boasted about the callout on social media.
Just seen this….top 5 pound for pound fighter in the world calling me out. Hahahahahaha. 4 years in and I run this sport.
Jake Paul via X
Just seen this….top 5 pound for pound fighter in the world calling me out. Hahahahahaha. 4 years in and I run this sport https://t.co/KsgajMVzvX
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) November 17, 2024
It doesn’t look like Paul will face top ranked competition any time soon. Nevertheless, he has vowed to one day win a world title in boxing. Meanwhile, Beterbiev has unfinished business with Dmitry Bivol after their controversial undisputed title bout. As such, the chances of that fight happening remain slim for now.
