The boxing match purists are pretending not to be interested in has almost arrived as Mike Tyson is finally set to take on Jake Paul.

Netflix will be hosting the fight, which takes place at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas this evening (15 November).

While some fans clearly don’t like the idea of an elderly boxing legend, 58, going up against a much younger YouTuber in Paul, 27, millions around the world will be tuning in to see what happens.

Tyson slapped Paul at the weigh in last night (Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

If, as a Netflix user, you do plan on watching, isn’t it nice not having to pay an extra pay-per-view fee?

But to make the most out of your monthly subscription, it’s worth being aware of the streaming service’s ‘secret’ feature that will help improve the picture of your 4K resolution TV.

Assuming you have one, that is, along with Netflix’s Premium tier which allows you to watch programmes and films in 4K.

A Netflix spokesperson confirmed to TV Answer Man that the fight will be broadcast in 4K for Netflix premium subscribers.

To be sure that you have the best picture quality possible – and what the producers intended for you to see – you’ll need to do the following settings.

As reported by Tech Radar, you can’t just enter ‘Test Patterns’ into the search box on the Netflix menu. The process is a little more fiddly.

The world will be watching (Sarah Stier/Getty Images for Netflix)

How to use Netflix’s picture test patterns

• Sign into Netflix on your computer
• Type in https://www.netflix.com/title/80018499 into the search bar of your web browser
• Add the Multipurpose Chart 1920 x 1080: 60fps test pattern (S2: Episode 8) to your Netflix library by clicking on the Add To My List (+) button
• Open the Netflix app on your TV
• Select the Multipurpose Chart 1920 x 1080: 60fps test pattern in the My List section
• Make picture adjustments

There’s a way to improve your picture quality (Netflix)

To make picture adjustments, you select the colour control section where you can manage adjust red, white, green and blue colour gradients ‘until there is clear definition between the darker centre and brighter surrounding squares in the colour patches’.

The tech outlet says you can adjust the sharpness level in the resolution bars that look a little like the old rulers you used to use in school.

If the numbers are a bit blurry, you can adjust them to make them sharper, which will reflect when you’re watching the fight. If your settings are too sharp, the numbers might be surrounded in white.

“This is basically video noise that isn’t doing anything to add detail to your TV’s picture and should be removed,” they added.

Now your TV is all set up, the undercard for Mike Tyson v Jake Paul is set to take place around 1am our time.

The main event is thought to begin around 4am.

Who’s your money on?

The anticipation for the huge Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson boxing event has just gone up to another level after The Baddest Man on the Planet slapped the YouTuber during their final face-to-face. Yet it seems there was a reason behind the incident.

Paul, 27, and Tyson, 58, will enter the ring at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, at 10pm local time on Friday (15 November), which equates to around 4am GMT on Saturday (16 November) for viewers tuning in to the Netflix event from the United Kingdom.

And after a rather amicable and respectful build up, the two finally came to blows in the final face-off at the weigh-in on Thursday, with Tyson slapping Paul on the left hand side of his face.

Paul took the hit in his stride before issuing a rather bleak warning to Iron Mike when interviewed by combat sports journalist Ariel Helwani.

Screaming in to the microphone, Paul reiterated his promise that Tyson was ‘getting knocked the f**k out’.

1-0 to Tyson (Netflix)

But he went one step further than that, adding: “It’s personal now, it’s personal now. He must die.”

The reason for the slap, though, seemed to go unnoticed at the time.

As the two boxers squared up for the final face off after weighing in at almost identical weights for Paul’s first ever heavyweight match.

Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) is Paul’s very own boxing company that has worked with Netflix to get the bout over the line after it was initially cancelled due to a serious health issue for Tyson, with the former world champion left thinking he was going to die.

Sharing a video to X (Twitter), MVP posted a video of the moment the two came face-to-face and in it, it shows Paul coming just centimetres from Tyson’s face.

But looking down, and you can see Paul clearly standing on Iron Mike’s foot, with the YouTuber wearing shoes while Tyson only has socks on. A nasty experience, we’ve all been there.

Face to face, with Paul clearly seen stepping on Tyson’s foot (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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Tyson clearly takes issue with being accidentally stood on, slapping Paul before pointing down to the floor, indicating Paul standing on the toes on his right foot.

Even MVP, Paul’s company, seemingly questions if their man was to blame, writing: “The reason behind the slap… was this Jake’s fault?”

“That definitely caused it. Mike even pointed down,” one fan wrote on X.

Another said: “Ah, there it is. Jake was the aggressor the whole time.”

And a third wrote: “At 58, Mike is still faster than Jake, who started it and should be prepared. Not a good sign for Jake.”

More than 70,000 spectators will be at the AT&T Stadium, the home of the Dallas Cowboys, for the big fight. One fan even spent £2,000,000 to sit ringside, with it granting you special perks.

How to watch Paul vs. Tyson if you don’t have Netflix

If you don’t already have Netflix, there is a workaround to essentially get it for free as part of a package deal. At the moment Sky is offering Sky Stream, with Sky TV, Sky Full Fibre 300 Broadband and Netflix, all for just £36 as part of its Black Friday sale. And given that their Full Fibre 300 broadband is usually £29 a month, for just £10 more you’ll also get access to Sky TV and Netflix for not much more.

Jake Paul and Mike Tyson are set to exchange blows in a heavyweight boxing match viewed by millions around the world tonight, live on Netflix.

But there will be strict rules both fighters have to follow when it comes to the fight being a fully sanctioned, professional bout.

Taking place in Arlington, Texas, the two boxers will make millions when they finally fight at the home of the Dallas Cowboys with more than 70,000 spectators expected to turn up and take their seats, with a number of famous faces to gather around ringside.

Tensions have risen in the build up to the fight, with Tyson slapping Paul at their weigh-in and final face-to-face encounter last night (14 November).

Taking to the ring at 10pm CT on Friday (15 November), the ring walks for both fighters will be at roughly 4am GMT on Saturday (16 November) for UK viewers. The undercard will begin around three hours before this.

As part of the regulations set out by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, Tyson has already had to pass a brain test (EEG) and a heart test (EKG) before being allowed to step inside the ring.

And the regulations don’t stop there, with Paul explaining specific drug testing rules that are in place for the fight.

Paul recently made an appearance on the Suga Sean O’Malley podcast, where he clarified the drug-test rules for the fight.

O’Malley’s coach, Tim Welch, said: “They’ve got to let Mike use some special supplements, a little bit. I mean 58-years-old.

He’s set to face Paul tonight. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images for Netflix © 2024)

“Having the lifestyle that he’s had, his natural testosterone can’t be that high, so hopefully he’s able to get boosted up a little bit.”

Replying to the testosterone comments Paul said: “Well, there’s like a big, panel, drugs test from the Texas State Commission.”

Tyson has openly admitted to his recreational drug use, with him being an avid user of psychedelic substances. In August, he even said he ‘always trains on mushrooms’, in reference to his consumption of magic mushrooms.

Making the comment on Logan Paul’s Impaulsive podcast, he said consuming them ‘makes him feel beautiful’.

“They take me to heaven, baby,” he said.

Face to face (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Paul has had to come out and deny that he uses performance enhancing drugs after meritless steroid accusations were put his way.

“First of all, obviously none of that is true,” Paul said on a podcast ahead of one of his fights, even publishing his own negative drugs tests to prove he is clean.

Under Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation rules, boxers cannot be under the influence of any drugs, unless prescribed by your doctor.

Boxers cannot engage in the manufacture, sale, distribution, use, or possession of illegal drugs at any time.

And the drugs for which tests are required under the regulations are marijuana, cocaine, amphetamines, phencyclidine (PCP), and opiates.

Jake Paul is the favourite to win the fight with bookmakers, coming in at 13/18 while Tyson is priced at 2/1. The draw is currently even.

Jake Paul and Mike Tyson are set to finally enter a boxing ring with their headline bout live on Netflix. But for those tuning in from the United Kingdom, a £1,000 TV Licence warning comes with watching the hugely anticipated fight.

Iron Mike, the former undisputed world heavyweight champion, will go up against YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Saturday (16 November) with millions expected to tune in across the world.

Originally meant to take place on 20 July, the fight had to be rescheduled after Tyson ‘thought he was doing to die’ after suffering a rather terrifying health incident.

Fast-forward four months and everyone is ready to go at the second attempt, with fans chomping at the bit after Tyson and Paul sat down this week for a face-to-face.

With the fight taking place in the United States of America, it’ll be a rather unsociable fight time for UK viewers tuning in, with Paul and Tyson expected to complete their ring walks at 4am GMT on Saturday.

But if you’re set to tune in and watch it live, you face a £1,000 fine in the UK. And it is all to do with the TV Licence.

Netflix and live events

Netflix is doing more live events than ever before as part of its offerings to subscribers, with the WWE set to move to the streaming giant in 2025.

One recent event was The Netflix Slam, a tennis special between Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz, streamed live from Las Vegas. The Roast of Tom Brady also streamed live with comedians taking the p*ss out of Brady for hours on end.

And then there is the aforementioned Jake Paul and Mike Tyson fight, which is now just days away.

Things have got heated between Tyson and Paul (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)

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If you don’t already have Netflix, there is a workaround to essentially get it for free as part of a package deal. At the moment Sky are offering Sky Stream, with Sky TV, Sky Full Fibre 300 Broadband and Netflix, all for just £36 as part of a limited-time Black Friday deal. And given that their Full Fibre 300 broadband is usually £29 a month, for just £10 more you’ll also get access to Sky TV and Netflix for not much more.

TV Licence and Netflix

First thing is first, you don’t need to pay for a TV Licence to have Netflix.

If you watch its catalogue of films, television shows, or the true crime documentaries, keep watching and enjoying.

But the rules of the TV Licence state that you need to pay for one if you watch live television, or live content as it is streamed.

Earlier this year, the BBC – which is funded by the TV Licence – told LADbible that if you’re watching any live event on Netflix, you need a TV Licence.

It is the same if you’re watching live Premier League matches on Amazon Prime Video.

The BBC said: “A TV Licence is needed to watch live content on streaming services, watch or record a TV programme on any channel and when using BBC iPlayer. Further information is available on the TV Licensing website or via the customer services team, who can help with any queries.”

BBC HQ, funded by the TV Licence (Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

What will happen to me if I don’t pay my TV Licence?

Historically, those who don’t pay for a TV Licence but watch live television are hauled before magistrates’ courts where they can face fines of £1,000.

It is the second most common crime in the country, behind driving offences.

Going forward, this could drastically change with the current Labour government saying it wants decriminalise non-payment.