As the world turned to Netflix on Saturday for the highly anticipated Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight, the Internet’s attention momentarily focused on a different kind of “fight” — one that, if anything, compared to any professional bout. Equally, if not more, entertaining: The Battle of Baghpat.
In the much-awaited fight between YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul and boxing legend Mike Tyson, the former won by unanimous decision in a professional bout held in the US state of Texas. Some viewers speculated that the fight may have been scripted.
During the event, Netflix suffered a massive outage, affecting thousands of viewers who struggled to access the livestream of the fight – which was marketed as the biggest boxing match ever to be live streamed. Was done.
While Netflix viewers struggled with technical issues, social media users soon found an unexpected source of entertainment in the form of 2021’s viral video, Battle of Baghpat. In this bizarre and chaotic brawl, two chaat vendors clashed in Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh. Which can attract more customers to their stall. What started as a minor dispute turned into a clash that lasted for 20 minutes and led to eight arrests in the district.
The video, which was likely recorded by a bystander, soon became an Internet sensation, flooding social media and meme pages. The bizarre, yet entertaining nature of the fight kept viewers engaged and the video became one of those rare viral moments that remains relevant long after the actual event. Even three years later, the Internet still can’t get enough of it. Amid the excitement over the Paul-Tyson fight, the Battle of Baghpat is back in the social media spotlight.
As soon as the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight gained global attention, the Internet began drawing comparisons between the two events.
An X user posted, “No script, nothing – just pure entertainment. My favorite fight #PaulTyson #NetflixFight.”
No script, nothing just pure entertainment, my favorite fight #paul tyson#netflixfight
– Raja Babu (@GaurangBhardwa1) 16 November 2024
Another user shared his thoughts, “Historic, epic, era defining. When legends collide. When the kings were deposed. When the streets knew. When it was personal. Ladies and gentlemen, the great battle of Baghpat.
Historic, epic, era defining.
When legends collide.
When the kings were deposed.
When the streets knew.
When it was personal.
Ladies and gentlemen,
The great battle of Baghpat.
– Pankaj (@pankajcgupta) 16 November 2024
Others expressed similar sentiments, with some even claiming that unlike the highly manufactured Paul-Tyson clash, the Battle of Baghpat was the real, raw battle of the moment. “The Paul Tyson fight is nothing, it’s pure entertainment and a real fight,” another user posted with the hashtags #TysonVsJake and #MikeTysonvsJakePaul.
Paul Tyson fight is nothing, it is pure entertainment and real fight#paul tyson#netflixfight#tyson vs jake #Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul pic.twitter.com/EVsCw5VtPl
– Abdul Mannan (@Mannan27101993) 16 November 2024
“The largest war in modern history. ‘Battle of Baghpat,” a tweet read.
The biggest war in modern history.
“Battle of Baghpat”
– Jai Saini (@Jaisaini3008) 16 November 2024
The fight between 27-year-old Jake Paul and 58-year-old Mike Tyson was scheduled for eight rounds, each round lasting two minutes, shorter than the typical three-minute rounds and 10 to 12 rounds of most professional fights. .
