Pacquiao, Roach and Koncz; what a team!

We are just under six weeks until Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto do battle at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Like everyone else, I'm reading how trainer Roach and advisor Koncz are at each others throats and Manny is in the middle and it's distracting him from his training.

Oh, it's entertaining. But probably not true.

I'm as guilty as the next writer for pouring gasoline on several alleged fires. I say alleged because we have no proof.

The alleged feud between Roach and Koncz might just be something they themselves dreamed up to keep Pacquiao in the news,

NY Examiner Michael Marley, has a vast journalistic background, but has a law degree. So can you trust The White Gorilla? Here are two recent stories. You decide.

www.examiner.com/x-5699-NY-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m10d4-Blasphemy-Koncz-says-Pacuaio-should-dump-Roach

www.examiner.com/x-5699-NY-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m10d5-Manny-Pacquiao-must-clean-house-Operation-Swift-Broom

I say until the fight is over, no reporter should write anything unless they name their sources. In fact, no reader should read anything further from the particular reporter if they see "unnamed sources," or "off the record," and even "from the inner circle," or anything of this ilk.

Most people get on the Internet to gather information and to be entertained. After reading a few stories by different writers on the same subject, many readers can't remember who wrote what.

If you can't prove it, don't waste our time. You'll be outed! If you're source is afraid of losing his job, he shouldn't be spreading the info around anyway.

Maybe I'm just jealous because I don't have as creative a mind as others that have wild imaginations and will write anything because they think they can get away with it by saying "Unnamed source" just had dinner with Manny and he said...." Good riddance.

Source: http://www.examiner.com/x-11372-Dallas-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m10d5-Pacquiao-Roach-and-Koncz-what-a-team