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Tons of hype. No substance. Left with a depressing feeling. The Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul fight was the perfect event for our moment in time. Or as Colin Jost put it on SNL: “Last night, Mike Tyson and Jake Paul teamed up to defeat everyone watching.” Will Leitch in the NYT (Gift Article): Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson Is the Absurd Spectacle We Deserve.

+ At times, it seemed like Netflix was using streaming tech from Tyson’s prime. Maybe the blurred buffering was a feature not a bug. Either way, more than 60 million people tuned in. And you know what that means. ESPN: After Tyson-Paul, don’t be surprised if we see this type of spectacle again. (Compared to some of the other spectacles we’re seeing, this one doesn’t seem half bad.)

+ OK, back to normal sports and fandom. Even in death, college football fans want to be at their favorite stadiums.