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By Thomas Hauser - For three decades, Marc Payton has been one of the cornerstones of HBO Sports.
Payton directed his first boxing telecast for HBO on January 17, 1981 (Marvin Hagler vs. Fulgencio Obelmajias). Since then, he has personified the best of what viewers expect from the network.
Seth Abraham (the original architect of HBO’s boxing program) states, “There are certain directors whose names are associated with greatness in a particular sport. Chet Forte with football; Frank Chirkanian with golf; Harry Coyle with baseball. That’s how I think of Marc Payton and boxing. Marc has set the standard that people who direct boxing aspire to.”
Payton plans to retire at the end of this year. This is a good time to explore the legacy that he’ll leave behind.
Marc Payton was born in Kansas City on January 19, 1948. His father was an engineer for Phillips Petroleum. By the time Marc was twelve, the family had moved ten times. Then they settled in Borger, an oil town in the Texas panhandle.
Payton graduated from Borger High School as class salutatorian in 1966 and enrolled at the University of Texas. On August 1, 1966, his second day at college, he walked out of the building after an orientation session and heard a boom. [Click Here To Read More]
Payton directed his first boxing telecast for HBO on January 17, 1981 (Marvin Hagler vs. Fulgencio Obelmajias). Since then, he has personified the best of what viewers expect from the network.
Seth Abraham (the original architect of HBO’s boxing program) states, “There are certain directors whose names are associated with greatness in a particular sport. Chet Forte with football; Frank Chirkanian with golf; Harry Coyle with baseball. That’s how I think of Marc Payton and boxing. Marc has set the standard that people who direct boxing aspire to.”
Payton plans to retire at the end of this year. This is a good time to explore the legacy that he’ll leave behind.
Marc Payton was born in Kansas City on January 19, 1948. His father was an engineer for Phillips Petroleum. By the time Marc was twelve, the family had moved ten times. Then they settled in Borger, an oil town in the Texas panhandle.
Payton graduated from Borger High School as class salutatorian in 1966 and enrolled at the University of Texas. On August 1, 1966, his second day at college, he walked out of the building after an orientation session and heard a boom. [Click Here To Read More]
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