Friday night’s highly anticipated fight marking Mike Tyson’s return to the ring was marred by significant streaming issues on Netflix, casting doubt on the platform’s ability to host WWE’s Raw debut in January.

The fight Friday night between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul experienced streaming problems according to many viewers on social media. Many viewers took to Twitter/X and Bluesky to express their frustrations with streaming and buffering problems before and during the fight.

Jake Paul fight was Netflix’s biggest live sports event to date – and a test to make sure it can handle audience demand with the NFL and WWE.