Mike Tyson v. Jake Paul was the biggest boxing match of 2024

Question

Almost 60 million households were tuned to the Tyson-Paul boxing fight on Netflix on November 15 according to https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/boxing/60-million-households-watched-tyson-paul-fight-netflix-says-rcna180497. This was the biggest boxing match of 2024 with this viewership. All over the world, there were 65 million concurrent streams.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/19/mike-tyson-jake-paul-fight-was-most-streamed-sports-event-netflix-says.html#:~:text=Mike%20Tyson%20(black%20gloves)%20fights,on%20Nov.%2015%2C%202024.&text=Friday's%20highly%20anticipated%20boxing%20match,more%20than%20its%20unique%20card.

This was the most streamed match because it was unique and a crossover between two boxing legends according to the attached CNBC article, a reputable news coverage site.

Answer 1

The claim is an opinion that would need some reformation to become a fact claim. To say that it was "the most streamed match" of 2024 (as you insist in the body of your claim) is verifiable, but otherwise, the claim is opinion-based. The question I would pose is, biggest fight on what metric? Viewership? Cost? Attendance? Stakes? The list goes on and on. Further in the claim, you point out viewership as the metric, but that is not prevalent in the main claim. 

In reference to the viewership, Netflix gave a statement about the fight, saying, 

"The Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson fight is the most-streamed sporting event ever, peaking at 65 million concurrent streams, with 38 million concurrent streams in the US."

These numbers are impressive compared to the UFC 300 event in April. According to Johny Payne, a writer for Sportskeeda, viewership peaked at a measly 2.49 million for the main event. So, in reference to this being the most-viewed/streamed boxing event of 2024, the claim would be true. Even further, it is the most streamed event in general, beating Disney's stream of the 2023 Cricket World Cup.

Netflix. “Netflix and Most Valuable Promotions’ Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson Mega-Event Makes History with over 108 Million Live Global Viewers - about Netflix.” About Netflix, 19 Nov. 2024, about.netflix.com/en/news/jake-paul-vs-mike-tyson-over-108-million-live-global-viewers. 

Payne, Johny. “UFC 300 Statistics: 1.1 Billion-plus Social Media Views, Record-Breaking PPV Buys, and More Revealed in Press Release.” Sportskeeda, Sportskeeda, 18 Apr. 2024, www.sportskeeda.com/mma/news-ufc-300-statistics-1-1-billion-plus-social-media-views-record-breaking-ppv-buys-revealed-press-release.

Rayburn, Dan. “A List of the Top 10 Largest Live Streaming Events in History and How They Are Measured.” Dan Rayburn - StreamingMediaBlog.Com, 19 Nov. 2024, www.streamingmediablog.com/2023/10/largestlivestreaminghistory.html.

Comments

I like how you stated that the claim is an opinion, not a question to be answered. You also have at least one credible source. I'm not sure how truly credible blogs or non-news sites can be, but you are responding to a claim instead of a question. Overall, your response was well-worded for this claim/opinion.