Sydney Thomas reintroduced herself to fans this weekend after recently surpassing one million followers on TikTok. Thomas, a 20-year-old model and University of Alabama student, gained hundreds of thousands of followers after going viral as a ring girl for the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight on Nov. 15. “We just hit 1,000,000 followers on TikTok !! … Read more
NFL Hall of Famer Michael Irvin said the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight was manipulated before their record-breaking showdown Friday night. The fighters faced backlash after Paul, 27, beat Tyson, 58, by unanimous decision in a lackluster bout at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. During an appearance on the “It Is What It Is” podcast this week, … Read more
Streaming giant Netflix said that 108 million people worldwide watched last Friday’s bout between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul, calling it the “most-streamed global sporting event ever” in a post on social media. The claim comes despite highly publicized issues with the stream during the fight on Friday and just days after the streamer claimed … Read more
Count Peyton Manning among those who felt they wasted their time Friday night watching Jake Paul and Mike Tyson box. The NFL Hall of Famer took a shot at Friday’s snoozefest in which Paul defeated the former heavyweight champion at AT&T Stadium. Manning levied his criticism during the “Manningcast” while a mini-scuffle broke out in … Read more
The Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson boxing match gave Chris Russo something new to be mad about. The longtime radio host spent time Monday on his SiriusXM show ranting about the Netflix spectacle — which was fraught with streaming issues — trashing the fight and questioning why anyone would be interested in watching it. “You … Read more
Criticism of the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul bout came from all corners. Saturday Night Live’s Michael Che and Colin Jost poked fun at the heavily anticipated fight — which Paul won via unanimous decision Friday night at AT&T Stadium — during their “Weekend Update” skit. “Last night Jake Paul and Mike Tyson teamed up to defeat … Read more
Fox took a not-so-subtle shot at Netflix during its NFL pregame show Sunday. Co-host Curt Menefee brought up the fact that fellow co-host Rob Gronkowski was at Friday’s Mike Tyson-Jake Paul bout at AT&T Stadium, which aired on Netflix. “Our man Gronk was at the big Jake Paul fight against Mike Tyson,” Menefee began. “There … Read more
Netflix has heard all the complaints and they’re vowing to improve. The streaming company announced Saturday that 60 million people tuned in for its heavily anticipated Mike Tyson-Jake Paul Friday night at AT&T Stadium. But scores of fans complained throughout the broadcast that their stream froze or crashed. Mike Tyson (l.) punches Jake Paul during … Read more
Sydney Thomas has spoken out about her growing fame. Thomas, a 20-year-old model, was a ring girl during Friday’s Mike Tyson-Jake Paul bout at AT&T Stadium and caught fans’ attention. She posted a TikTok video on Saturday addressing the flood of attention she’s received. Sydney Thomas was a ring girl during the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul … Read more
Netflix has about six weeks to figure it out. The streaming service’s first foray into airing a big live sporting event with Mike Tyson boxing Jake Paul on Friday night turned into a nightmare as Netflix did not have the requisite bandwidth and viewers were livid over buffering issues. Netflix will be airing an NFL … Read more