Paige Spiranac rips Netflix for viral Mike Tyson clip before Jake Paul fight
Golf influencer calls out the hypocrisy over airing clip of boxer's bare behind
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Golf’s Blonde Bombshell took a swing at Netflix and boxing legend Mike Tyson for airing some cheeky behind-the-scenes footage.
Paige Spiranac took to social media to point out a problem with Netflix’s decision to air a clip of Mike Tyson’s bare backside on live television ahead of the boxer’s bout against Jake Paul on Friday.
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While warming up for his fight with Jake Paul, Tyson was shown on Netflix’s live broadcast preparing backstage in his changing room.
He took part in an interview with his son Amir, who had been working the event as analyst, during which Tyson revealed how he was feeling before hugging his son and kissing him on the cheek.
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The 58-year-old former heavyweight champion predicted a “violent win” in the fight before walking away from his son and the camera.
That’s when things got a little R-rated: Tyson was not wearing any briefs under his pants and the boxing legend’ bare backside was broadcast live on the streaming service as he slowly made his way across the room.
“Mike Tyson’s pre-fight interview got real cheeky,” Netflix posted on X along with the clip.
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While many were quick to joke about the situation and others angerly replied asking about the vast amount of streaming issues that occurred, Spiranac made a wise crack about Tyson’s crack.
“Oh but it’s a problem when I do it?” Spiranac wrote on X with a screengrab of the viral moment.
The popular golf influencer — who has more than five million followers across her social media accounts — has faced many critics in her past for her sometimes-risque outfits on the golf course.
Earlier year, she claimed that some of her outfits “really rub people up the wrong way.”
During an appearance on the Up and Adams Show with host Kay Adams, Spiranac shared that her attire originally was out of necessity.
“I was a competitive gymnast before I switched over to golf. And so, I was so comfortable being in leotards and when I started playing golf I didn’t have enough money to go out and buy a whole new golf-appropriate wardrobe,” Spiranac said.
“So I would often wear athletic wear that I just had in my closet and that was leggings and tank tops.
“That’s how I learned the game of golf on public golf courses where there wasn’t a strict dress code.”
The social-media sensation also encouraged those who may be intimidated by the “country club” atmosphere of some place to try out some public courses, where there’s not as much pressure.
“I think that a lot of people are scared to get into the game of golf because it can be very stuffy and it can be not very welcoming at times, Spiranac said.
“Because you’re so scared about ‘what am I wearing, what am I doing, am I gonna, you know, upset a member at a country club, or all of these things?
“You can go to a public golf course and, when I go, I see guys in cut-off jeans and tank tops and I’m wearing leggings.
“You can still respect the game and you can uphold the tradition of the game and it doesn’t have to be all about your wardrobe.”
Tyson, by the way, would not go on to score the “violent win” that he predicted, meekly being defeated via unanimous decision by the YouTuber-turned-boxer.
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