Comments Thread For: Anthony Joshua?s KO of Jake Paul does big numbers on Netflix

[BoxingUpdates]

It might not have been much of a fight, but Friday's bizarre eight-round heavyweight contest between Anthony Joshua and Jake Paul was at least watched by lots of people.?
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[Monty Fisto]

Elliot Worsell writing before the fight: "If boxing does anything well, it does that well: it shocks, it upends, it reminds both us and the fighters to never get too coc-ky or comfortable. We have, by way of proof, a whole catalogue of upsets and dramatic knockouts, so we should know by now, all of us. We should know not to get ahead of ourselves or believe we have it all figured out. We should expect the unexpected. Always. Besides, no matter the odds, it is seldom as easy as it sounds, winning a fight. Even mismatches require winning – finding the right punch, picking the right moment – and even experienced world champions, like Joshua, must devise a way to win a fight and execute their game plan without messing up.ˋ

Worsell after the fight: ˋ"Joshua’s sixth-round knockout of Paul was every bit as pointless and predictable as most of us believed it would be going in."

[MoneyKing]

33 Million worldwide is TRASH LOL

[SteveM]

Elliot Worsell writing before the fight: "If boxing does anything well, it does that well: it shocks, it upends, it reminds both us and the fighters to never get too coc-ky or comfortable. We have, by way of proof, a whole catalogue of upsets and dramatic knockouts, so we should know by now, all of us. We should know not to get ahead of ourselves or believe we have it all figured out. We should expect the unexpected. Always. Besides, no matter the odds, it is seldom as easy as it sounds, winning a fight. Even mismatches require winning – finding the right punch, picking the right moment – and even experienced world champions, like Joshua, must devise a way to win a fight and execute their game plan without messing up.ˋ

Worsell after the fight: ˋ"Joshua’s sixth-round knockout of Paul was every bit as pointless and predictable as most of us believed it would be going in."

Elliot Worsell is better at writing but seemingly a hypocrite whose boxing knowledge, such as it is, plays second fiddle to churning out tedious essays. I like about one in five of his articles so I'm to the point of saving myself 5-10 minutes every time he is the article author.

[Boxing 112]

33 Million worldwide is TRASH LOL

Probably fakes numbers too. The main viewers would be UK and US fans. Hardly anyone outside of that would have watched it. Even in the UK the fight was at 5am there is no way even close to a million stayed up to watch it even in the UK. So did 32 million watch it in the US doubt it.

[OnePunch]

so millions of people tuned in for free to watch a spectacle? Why exactly is this surprising?

[Pulmonary Embolii]

Probably fakes numbers too. The main viewers would be UK and US fans. Hardly anyone outside of that would have watched it. Even in the UK the fight was at 5am there is no way even close to a million stayed up to watch it even in the UK. So did 32 million watch it in the US doubt it.

*****

I have often wondered about some viewing figures. Not just for boxing, but also ordinary tv shows. How is it all measured? We live in an age where shady companies offer good reviews on websites in exchange for cash, there are automated programmes to boost figures for website traffic, organised crime groups defraud people online every day and also countries might use the internet to interfere with another country's politics or commercial interests. Add to that, some broadcasters/promoters suddenly go mysterious about PPV figures. But I must include that I did pay for the 'anytime cancel Netflix contract' to watch the main events and the undercard and it was time well spent for me. If you disagree, send me to hell.

[YOU WILL LOSE]

holymoly it was tense,
we were on edge of the seat the whole time,! !

[Toffee]

Probably fakes numbers too. The main viewers would be UK and US fans. Hardly anyone outside of that would have watched it. Even in the UK the fight was at 5am there is no way even close to a million stayed up to watch it even in the UK. So did 32 million watch it in the US doubt it.

It was on a Saturday afternoon for Australia and Asia.

[STREET CLEANER]

If Netflix tries to air another circus event again you know the numbers are close from the truth.