The long-awaited boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul is nearly here, set for Friday Nov. 15 on Netflix Inc NFLX, after being rescheduled from an original date in July 2024.
Here's a look at how to watch the big fight, the betting odds and several free prediction contests for sportsbook users.
How to Watch Tyson Vs. Paul: First announced in March 2024, a fight between Tyson and Paul will take place at AT&T Stadium, home of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys
The boxing match is part of a full lineup of fights that includes three title fights on the undercard.
Netflix subscribers will be able to watch the fight for free with coverage starting live at 8 p.m. ET on Friday, Nov. 15. The start time of the Tyson and Paul fight will be dependent on how long the fights are before it.
For Netflix, the fight is part of the company's larger bets on live events and sports content to help boost subscribers of its ad-free and ad-supported plans. The company ended the most recent quarter with 282.7 million global paid subscribers. Netflix recently said it has reached 70 million subscribers for its ad-supported plans.
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The Fight Stats: Friday's main event fight will feature a stark difference between the boxers with Tyson coming in at 58 years old, more than twice the age of Paul, who is 27. In fact, Tyson took part in 47 fights before Paul was even born, according to ESPN.
Tyson holds a 50-6 career boxing record and is one of the most well-known boxers of all time, known as "the Baddest Man on the Planet" and "Iron Mike."
Paul holds a 10-1 boxing record with his professional career beginning in 2020.
Tyson is recognized as one of the best boxers of all time and was named the No. 1 hardest hitter in heavyweight history by ESPN. Tyson became the youngest heavyweight champion ever at the age of 20, and had a run of 37 consecutive victories during his professional boxing career including 33 wins by knockout.
Tyson’s last professional boxing bout came in 2005. The boxer also took part in several exhibition matches, including a 2020 match against Roy Jones Jr., which was declared a draw after eight rounds.
Paul's last boxing match came in July of this year with a win to add to his impressive 10-1 record. While Paul lacks the experience of Tyson, he comes into the match as the more recent professional boxer and has a 76-inch to 71-inch reach advantage over Tyson.
Unlike most traditional heavyweight boxing matches, the fight will feature 14-ounce gloves instead of 10-ounce gloves and rounds will be two minutes instead of three minutes in length. The fight is scheduled to go eight rounds, instead of a customary 10 or 12 rounds.
Friday's fight between Tyson and Paul is officially sanctioned as a real fight and not an exhibition match.
Betting Odds, Prediction Markets: Friday's fight will likely see strong betting volume thanks to a larger number of viewers potentially from around the world with the fight on Netflix and not on the more costly pay-per-view option.
Betting odds on sportsbook DraftKings Inc DKNG list Paul as the favorite at odds of -200 and Tyson as the underdog at +160. This means a $100 bet on Paul would pay out a profit of $50 if he wins and a $100 bet on Tyson would pay out a profit of $160 if he wins.
DraftKings lists the fight going under 6.5 rounds at the slight favorite of -120 versus the fight going over 6.5 rounds. A prop on the fight going the distance is at +135 with the fight ending before the end of the eighth round listed at odds of -185.
Here are the betting options of winner and winning method:
- Paul by KO/TKO/DQ: +150
- Paul by Decision: +280
- Tyson by KO/TKO/DQ: +250
- Tyson by Decision: +950
- Draw: +750
The betting odds imply that Paul is the favorite to win before the eight rounds are over. Tyson as the underdog is more likely to beat Paul by a knockout, TKO or disqualification than to win by a decision after eight rounds, the odds show.
On prediction market Polymarket, over $7 million has been wagered on predicting a winner of the boxing match. The odds show Paul as the favorite at 63% and Tyson the underdog at 29% with a draw listed at 11%.
The prediction market, which went viral during the 2024 election, allows users to deposit funds using USDC USDC/USD via the Polygon MATIC/USD network or directly from a crypto account with Ethereum ETH/USD. Winning wagers cash out at $1 per contract.
Free Prediction Contests: While customers on various platforms can bet on the winner outcome, there are several free prediction contests at various sportsbooks.
Betr, a sports betting and sports media company co-founded by Paul, launched a $50,000 free-to-play game for the boxing match.
The game labeled as "Fight Night Picks" is available for new and existing users of the Betr app in applicable states. The winnings will be paid out in Betr Bucks. The game has only five questions with users needing to pick more or less for each question. Contestants who get all five questions correctly will split the $50,000 jackpot.
The questions are:
- More or less than 0.5 knockouts
- More or less than 110.5 seconds for Jake Paul's walkout
- More or less than 0.5 callouts by the winner post-fight in the ring
- More or less than 0.5 wins for Jake Paul
- More or less than 0.5 ears bitten off
DraftKings also has a free $25,000 prediction contest for users, which will pay out winnings in DK Dollars. The contest asks questions like who will win, what will be the winning method, how many punches landed by Paul, how many punches landed by Tyson, total rounds over or under 6.5 rounds, which round will the fight end, total knockdowns, will either boxer bleed during the match, will there be fighting after the final bell and who will Paul call out after the fight.
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