Then we threw up. This is a long way of saying I’ve had worse ideas than staying awake past midnight Friday to watch a glitchy stream of Mike Tyson losing a one-sided boxing match to the YouTube goofball Jake Paul.

The fight attracted a huge amount of media coverage. Tyson is one of the most famous men on the planet, while Paul drew in a younger audience. According to Paul, 120 million viewers watched it live globally on Netflix. The tech firm has said it will reveal further viewing figures on Tuesday.

The fight, which ended with a win for the former YouTuber, was part of a ‘record-breaking night’ according to the streaming service