WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO vs EDDIE CHAMBERS (Official YouTube Boxing Community promo)

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From a perspective of popularity in America and favor with television executives, Klitschkos line graph strongly mirrors that of his girlfriends show. From 2004 to 2008, he had 11 fights in a row televised by HBO (plus six of eight fights before that streak). As the worlds preeminent heavyweight for most of that stretch, he was a staple of the network. But the tide took a sudden turn in 09. When opponent David Haye backed out of what was to be Klitschkos 12th straight HBO appearance, the pay-cable giant declined to purchase a replacement fight between Klitschko and Ruslan Chagaev. And now its two in a row on this new streak, as this Saturdays fight in between Klitschko and Eddie Chambers in Dusseldorf, Germany wont be on HBO.

In fact, whereas Klitschko-Chagaev and Vitali Klitschko-Juan Carlos Gomez at least found a home on ESPN Classic, Klitschko-Chambers wont be on television in America at all. The No. 1 heavyweight in the world is defending THE RING title and two alphabet belts against a likable, well-spoken, once-beaten American contender, and the only way to see it is by paying $14.95 to watch it on the Klitschko brothers web site, www.klitschko.com.

Its not exactly original to point out that the heavyweight division is losing relevance in the United States. But when it reaches this point, alarm bells go off. When the title that was held by Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson is being contested without the fight available anywhere on the American TV dial, that represents a new low.

HBO Sports Senior Vice President of Programming Kery Davis spelled out the reasons Klitschko-Chambers is not being carried by the network that has been the primary home of the heavyweight championship in recent years.

We are looking to be opportunistic with regard to licensing fights in the heavyweight division, Davis said. We weigh a number of factors in making that determination including the quality of the matchup, the location of the fight and any scheduling concerns. Ultimately, with Klitschko-Chambers, the fact that the fight is in Europe and occurring on March 20, in the middle of the NCAA basketball tournament, factored in to us ultimately passing on the fight.

That all makes perfect sense, and its the first statement that is the most telling: HBO is in opportunistic mode with regard to the heavyweight division. It used to be that if you were a top heavyweight, HBO was automatically interested and probably Showtime was too. Now extreme selectivity is being employed. Chris Arreola vs. Tomasz Adamek is an HBO fight. Klitschko-Chambers is not.

The difference between the two fights is obvious.

You can blame it on a budget, you can blame it on a slot not being available, but when everything comes down to it, were in the entertainment business, said Dan Goossen, Chambers promoter. It would be one thing if Wladimir Klitschko was what we perceived as an exciting heavyweight world champion. You could bet your bottom dollar hed be plastered all over HBO and theyd have billboards of him in Times Square. All due respect to Wladimir, hes not an exciting champion. We want our heavyweight champions to draw a line in the middle of the ring and say, All right, lets see who is the baddest man on the planet. With Wladimir, he doesnt come near any of these things that the American fan is looking for.

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[clovinho83]

OGBluemercury1, do you the name of this song???? KLITSCHKO RULES !!!!

[OGBluemercury1]

@clovinho83 Eminem "Toy Soldiers"

[forexistentialistics]

HAHAHAH! eddie eddie :((

[OGBluemercury1]

:*(

[nica025]

very proffesional men

idk u think eddie can take it

[OGBluemercury1]

NICA!! I think he can take it if he follows what other fighter did to beat Klitschko.

[auroraama]

ty so much cedrob! =)

[cedrob19]

@auroraama toy soldiers. two versions one by martika, one by eminem

[auroraama]

Name of song?

[balash1973]

if 1 of these punches land on Haye it will be goodnight as sweet dreams to the Big Mouth Haye

[TheFamousChicoChe]

The quality of heavyweight boxing is in a big crisis. It's ridiculous that one of the division's best fighters has the ferocity of a goldfish.

[gqmighty]

oh..you mean have a massive punch...or drug klitschko...or fight klitschko when he is young and stupid and punches himself out? ;)

[gqmighty]

your right..chambers did make it exciting when he looked like he was freaking dead on the canvass LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL....eddie is a good fighter though...he is just 1920 sized in the year 2010...he should drop down to cruiserweight.