Netflix makes its biggest foray into live sports Friday night with the highly anticipated boxing match between legend Mike Tyson and YouTuber turned boxer Jake Paul.
The bout could be the most-watched boxing match of all time, given the sport’s usually constrained setting on pay-per-view as opposed to the wide reach of streamers.
The match has been controversial, both because of Tyson’s age and Paul’s general persona.
The contention has spilled over into betting markets, where some have placed up to seven figures on the fight, while others have been barred by states that oppose the bout’s rule changes.
The numbers to know heading into Friday’s fight:
$40 million: What Paul let slip he was getting paid for the fight. “I’m here to make $40 million and knock out a legend,” he said in August.
$20 million: What Tyson is reportedly expected to make.
2005: The last time Tyson fought a professional fight. Friday’s event is sanctioned as a professional match by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, meaning it will count toward their official records.
58: Tyson’s age, 31 years older than Paul. The fight was originally planned for July 20, but an ulcer flare-up on a flight hospitalized him in May, which postponed the bout. Photos of the fighter using a wheelchair at an airport two years ago have gone viral in recent months, which Tyson said was to help with back pain from sciatica (pain to the sciatic nerve in the lower back) for which he has since had surgery.
-205: The line at which Paul is favored to win, despite heavy betting action on Tyson, according to FanDuel. Some sportsbooks like ESPN Bet have Paul as high as -225, while others like BetMGM have him as low as -150.
$1 million: The amount one bettor in Michigan wagered on Paul through Caesars Sportsbook at -220 odds, which would earn $454,000.
4:30 p.m. CT: When the event starts, featuring the undercard of Neeraj Goyat against Whindersson Nunes and Mario Barrios versus Abel Ramos.
7 p.m. CT: When the main card starts, with a rematch between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano. Tyson and Paul should enter the ring a few hours later.
7: Number of states where sports betting is legal but betting on the fight is banned, including New York, Pennsylvania, and Colorado. That’s because of the major rule changes made for the fight including shorter rounds and heavier gloves.
2: How many minutes each round will be, down from the usual three. This will make it easier for the elder fighter, but he also gave another reason. “I wanted the shorter rounds because I wanted more action,” Tyson said in May. “If we only have two minutes, we’ll fight more.”
14: The number of ounces each glove will be, up from the usual 10. This rule will help protect Paul from Tyson’s forceful throws.
282.7 million: The number of subscribers Netflix reported in Q3.
4.6 million: The reported pay-per-view purchases of the most-watched boxing match of all time.
$6.99: What the most basic tier of a Netflix subscription costs per month.
5: The number of presenting sponsors Netflix roped into the event: DraftKings, Celsius, Experian, Meta Quest, and Spaten, a Brazilian beer company. There won’t be any commercial breaks at any point during the stream, but the sponsors will be featured in themed segments throughout the evening, and company logos will appear on the mat and ropes.
$50, plus fees: The current lowest get-in ticket price through the official seller.
80,000: The NFL capacity of AT&T Stadium.
5:27 p.m. CT: What time the sun will set in Dallas tonight, meaning AT&T’s notorious issues with the sun will not be an issue on the later card, curtains or not.
$2 million: The cost of the highest VIP package at AT&T Stadium for the event. The seats along the ring are described as “the closest patron seating that has been historically approved by Texas boxing regulators,” and the package includes getting to meet both fighters, getting a photo in the ring after the fight, autographed gloves, two nights in a hotel, and private security throughout the event. A Los Angeles–based personal injury law firm called TorkLaw bought the package.
$1 million: The price of Paul’s “very shiny” walkout outfit, which he called “the most expensive fight outfit in the history of boxing” on the Talk Tuah with Haliey Welch podcast.
47: Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president, was endorsed by Tyson in 2016 and Paul in 2024. Trump once called Tyson’s 1992 rape conviction “a travesty” and said that the boxer was “railroaded” in the case, for which he spent three years in prison.
$47 million: How much Paul earned from three fights in 2023, helping him become one of the world’s highest-paid boxers.
44: The amount of knockouts Tyson has recorded in his 50–6 career, with the last coming in 2002.
10: The amount of wins Paul has to his name, with one loss.
$300 million: The reported peak of Tyson’s fortune, which he had largely squandered by the time he declared bankruptcy in 2003.
