Netflix figures to capture a lot of eyeballs Friday night when Mike Tyson fights Jake Paul in what almost assuredly will be more spectacle than boxing. However, fans of the sweet science will be tuned for the fight before The Fight.

There’s an opportunity here, not in the well-worn (and dangerous) habit of letting aged fighters get in the ring far beyond their expiration date or in the business of the wacky social-media-created bouts.