X was packed with fans eager to watch the start of the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight on Netflix, but was disappointed as many fans complained about buffering and image issues during the early fight , and was unable to follow the action.
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy asked X several times during the event about buffering on streaming services, writing: I can’t bear to see this. ” and “I’m in a classic torture chamber where I don’t know if the internet keeps going down or if #netflix is just constantly buffering and not available for anyone to watch.”
Sports commentator Skip Bayless also weighed in on the social media platform, writing, “We’re having streaming issues during the live action on Netflix and I’m afraid there will be freezing and buffering during the Paul vs. Tyson match.” I wrote. I don’t think the servers have the bandwidth to handle this global scale. ”
some variety Staff members watching the broadcast also encountered loading issues.
Meanwhile, “Unwatchable” and “#NetflixCrash” were trending on X at various times in the evening.
variety We reached out to Netflix about the criticism, but a spokesperson said the streamer had no comment at this time.
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