Netflix have made a shrewd move in securing Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua on December 19th in Florida in certainly what will do crazy numbers for them and for boxing.
The fight is a legit professional heavyweight fight that will go on both boxers’ records as well.
Knockouts are allowed, no headguards will be worn and usually professional boxing rules will apply.
It is a real professional heavyweight boxing match at the end of the day and this in itself is a huge sell to the masses who are not necessarily boxing fans.
Also the car crash nature of the event is a big sell for boxing fans as well who may want to see what is actually going to happen with it at all, the whole intrigue of it.
The fact is as well it also represents Joshua’s first fight back in the ring since the most devastating loss of his career when he was brutally knocked out by Daniel Dubois last year.
How Many People Worldwide Could Watch Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua
This all makes for a big event for boxing and outside of the sport.
Netflix have seen this in advance of course and are looking at all the new subscribers it will get them like all the other boxing events they have done so far successfully as well.
How many tune in around the world?
Hard to say.
Between Netflix and people watching the fight in ways they should not, you are looking at hundreds of millions of people around the world that will be watching this fight.
After some research, look at this on our estimate.
These are estimates—live concurrent streams (peak simultaneous viewers) and total global viewers (average minute audience, AMA, across the event, including live+delayed).
Live Concurrent Streams (Peak): 50–60 million globally (based on Paul-Tyson peak of 65M; this fight has similar hype but slightly less novelty).
Average Minute Audience (AMA, Live): 70–90 million global viewers (Paul-Tyson hit 108M; Canelo-Crawford averaged 36.6M—Paul’s celebrity draw pushes higher).
Total Global Viewers (Live+1, incl. weekend catch-up): 100–130 million (Paul-Tyson reached 125M; this could top it due to Joshua’s international appeal in UK/Africa).
U.S.-Only AMA: 30–40 million (Paul-Tyson: 38M peak; Canelo-Crawford: 20.3M—expect U.S. boost from Paul’s fanbase).
Here’s what Jake Paul can learn from the Dubois KO of Joshua as well.
