As I surf the net and read some of the reporting going on by some of the boxing sites, it's really easy for me to separate the legitimate reporting from the 
ridiculous, just looking for traffic reporting. The first thing that I, and most people look for in a supposed breaking news article is a source. Does the boxing website offer a source? Where did they get this news? True that sometimes it is a fact that sitting on a source is something that we as boxing scribes do from time to time. When you get a site that NEVER names a source then one has to wonder. It's pretty sad when a boxing news site resorts to sensationalizing headlines, offers no source, then claim that they broke the news that solved the origin of the universe.
ridiculous, just looking for traffic reporting. The first thing that I, and most people look for in a supposed breaking news article is a source. Does the boxing website offer a source? Where did they get this news? True that sometimes it is a fact that sitting on a source is something that we as boxing scribes do from time to time. When you get a site that NEVER names a source then one has to wonder. It's pretty sad when a boxing news site resorts to sensationalizing headlines, offers no source, then claim that they broke the news that solved the origin of the universe.
One site broke this one out, "Mayweather Pacquiao done deal! All that is needed are the signatures from the fighters on the finalized contracts" Really? Well blow me down, all that I need to do in order to become a multi millionaire is to pick the right numbers and buy a lottery ticket, right? It's like 8CountNews breaking this headline out, "8CN BREAKING NEWS! THERE IS GOING TO BE A WORLD SERIES THIS OCTOBER. ALL THAT IS NEEDED IS FOR THE AMERICAN LEAGUE AND NATIONAL LEAGUE TO GET TO THE LAST TWO TEAMS IN EACH CONFERENCE!Once again and just as 8CN has been reporting, the fight is getting closer, but it is not a done deal. Wait a minute, maybe 8CN should break out a DONE DEAL headline, not name a source and then take credit for stirring up the boxing world, and take more credit for helping to build up the big fight.
Let's be honest folks, if you really want to know when the Manny Pacquiao Vs Floyd Mayweather Jr fight is done, keep it tuned to Fightnews.com, Maxboxing.com, or Boxingscene.com. You may ask why I didn't put my own site, 8CN down? Well Ed and I both work, and it's possible that the news will break while we are at the workplace. Fightnews and the rest of the real boxing sites that I listed have people that are retired and do nothing but dig for boxing scoops all day every day. You will hear of the breaking news one way or the other on one of them sites, sites that do name sources, and do have a history of breaking news.
8CN has sources in both camps. We will report the facts when the facts come out. We will not juice up some ridiculous headline with no source just for extra traffic. How sad this has become.
Source: 8countnews.com
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