There are just hours to go, and with Jake "The Problem Child" Paul ready to butt heads with Mike "Iron Mike" Tyson, 300 million of us are expected to tune in for the fight of the century. 80,000 fans will be piling into Texas' AT&T Stadium as the home of the Dallas Cowboys is transformed in front of our eyes.
Netflix has bagged the rights to show the big fight in our homes, with Paul looking to make $40 million and Tyson saying that while he's not in it for the money, ready to earn $20 million. Things kick off on Netflix at 5 pm PT/7 pm CT/ 8 pm ET on Friday, November 15. This works out at 1 am GMT on Saturday, November 16, for those in the UK.
For those who don’t have Netflix and don't want to sign up for the streaming service, there are several workarounds to watch without. But if you have Netflix, make sure you have the right subscription tier, because the last thing you want is to be caught short at the last minute.
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It's not just Paul vs Tyson taking place, as other matches include Neeraj Goyat vs Whindersson Nunes, Mario Barrios vs. Abel Ramos, Shadasia Green vs Melinda Watpool, Lucas Bahdi vs Armando Casamonica, and Bruce Carrington vs Dana Coolwell. There's also the bout between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano as they vie for the undisputed super lightweight world title.
Roy Jones Jr., Mauro Ranallo, and Rosie Perez will be providing ringside commentary, while Sean Wheelock serves as the rules and scoring expert alongside Mark Calo-oy as the referee. Paul and Tyson's heavyweight fight is the main event, taking place over up to eight rounds of two-minute bouts. Although it was originally going to be an exhibition fight, Tyson reportedly pushed for it to be a sanctioned fight. This means it's being overseen by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation and both fighters will be immediately suspended after the match.
As for the big one, there are no official timings for ring walks but Tyson and Paul are expected to step up at 8 pm PT/10 pm CT/11 pm ET. This will be 4 am GMT in the United Kingdom.
Even with Tyson's KO record of 44 out of his 50 fights, fans are hoping they'll at least get their money's worth from a few rounds.
Tensions are running high after Tyson slapped Paul at their final weigh-in, while there are also accusations from a 'leaked' script that Paul will knock Tyson out in Round 5.
Despite 3D simulations predicting a different outcome, it's anyone's guess what will actually happen when these two eventually start throwing punches. Either way, we'll be tuning in to see whether this fight lives up to its hype as one of 2024's biggest sporting events.