By David Martinez / Boxing Historian / dmboxing.com

In this edition of “Pages From The Scrapbook” features an event that took place on July 6, 1974 in my home town of Santa Barbara, California. My friend, Boxing Historian Gary Ballin from San Fernando, California, and I presented some of the greatest fights from the past on film, all from Gary’s collection, at the Eagles Lodge #442 in Santa Barbara.

To our surprise we drew about 75 enthusiastic fight fans and we spoke answering their questions in and between fight films.

Many of my current readers today don’t know that back in the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s, I was a boxing beat freelance writer for my local newspaper the Santa Barbara News Press, and also articles were published by the Sports Editor, Dave Kohl, sharing his views and interest on my behalf.

The amazing blessing regarding my three decades at News Press, I experienced the whole world of journalism which has surely propelled me to the best I can be in producing and giving you my website www.dmboxing.com