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Netflix buffering issues: Boxing fans complain about Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson

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ajdude ◴[16 Nov 24 15:04 UTC] No.42156776[source]▶
It wasn't even just buffering issues, the feed would just stop and never start again until I paused it and then clicked "watch live" with the remote.

It was really bad. My Dad has always been a fan of boxing so I came over to watch the whole thing with him.

He has his giant inflatable screen and a projector that we hooked up in the front lawn to watch it, But everything kept buffering. We figured it was the Wi-Fi so he packed everything up and went inside only to find the same thing happening on ethernet.

He was really looking forward to watching it on the projector and Netflix disappointed him.

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mmooss ◴[16 Nov 24 19:44 UTC] No.42158681[source]▶
> My Dad has always been a fan of boxing

What did your Dad think about the 'boxing'?

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1. manquer ◴[16 Nov 24 22:54 UTC] No.42160189[source]▶
Commercial boxing has always been like WWE or MMA with a thin veneer of actual sport to it, i.e. it is just entertainment[1].

To rephrase your question then what does someone think of the entertainment on display?

I don't think it was good entertainment.

None of the hallmarks of a good show was present. i.e. It wasn't close, nor was it bloody or anything unexpected like say a KO everything went pretty much as expected. It wasn't nice watch as all,no skill or talent was on disply, all Paul had to do was use his speed to backpedal from the slow weak punches of a visibly older tyson with a bum knee and land some points occasionally to win.

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[1] There is a deeper argument here is any spectator sports just entertainment or is truly about skill talent and competition. Boxing however including the ones promoted by traditional four major associations falls clearly on the entertainment side than say another sport like NFL to me.