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by David P. Greisman - There is no storyline more compelling than a champion emerging from a pool of contenders, and no conclusion more captivating than seeing that champion take the throne by force.
Power is an interesting thing. Gennady Golovkin might not be a middleweight titleholder were it not for his power. But as much as he relies on his own power, he must also depend on someone else’s.
The network executives at HBO are enamored with Golovkin in large part because of his power, because 24 of the 27 men he has faced have failed to see the final bell, because he has knocked out 14 straight opponents over the past five years, and because he continued that tear by tearing through Matthew Macklin in just two and a half rounds on Saturday night.
They love him as a character. And they want to place him within a tried and true storyline.
The separation from the pack. The final stretch. The finish line. These chapters are why we love horse races, pennant races and NASCAR races. They are why political coverage often spends as much time on explaining the polls as it does on exploring the issues. And they are why NCAA basketball has brought madness to the month of March.
HBO no longer dedicates much in the way of airtime or dollar signs to documenting the rise of the next heavyweight champion. The network has remained involved, without interruption, with chronicling the potential and eventual passing of the middleweight torch.
The last time this much marketing muscle went behind a middleweight was with Jermain Taylor, whom the network named heir apparent and pushed toward a shot at the champion, Bernard Hopkins. [Click Here To Read More]
Power is an interesting thing. Gennady Golovkin might not be a middleweight titleholder were it not for his power. But as much as he relies on his own power, he must also depend on someone else’s.
The network executives at HBO are enamored with Golovkin in large part because of his power, because 24 of the 27 men he has faced have failed to see the final bell, because he has knocked out 14 straight opponents over the past five years, and because he continued that tear by tearing through Matthew Macklin in just two and a half rounds on Saturday night.
They love him as a character. And they want to place him within a tried and true storyline.
The separation from the pack. The final stretch. The finish line. These chapters are why we love horse races, pennant races and NASCAR races. They are why political coverage often spends as much time on explaining the polls as it does on exploring the issues. And they are why NCAA basketball has brought madness to the month of March.
HBO no longer dedicates much in the way of airtime or dollar signs to documenting the rise of the next heavyweight champion. The network has remained involved, without interruption, with chronicling the potential and eventual passing of the middleweight torch.
The last time this much marketing muscle went behind a middleweight was with Jermain Taylor, whom the network named heir apparent and pushed toward a shot at the champion, Bernard Hopkins. [Click Here To Read More]
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