Fred Hutchings Documentary - The Pumper of "Fat City"

[@JMTrucking1417]

It hurts to see the honest good kids workin a fulltime job not able to get a break .

[@maxv3208]

When the trainer brags that his fighter gets hit a lot but hasn't gone down yet, you know it's time for a new trainer.

[@johnniea4684]

It was his manager, but yeah, I know what you mean! To be fair to the guy, he was trying to spin a win that had seen his fighter exposed a bit on TV.

[@scsumlg2357]

😂😂😂

[@markbrill1632]

Holy cow Rich, it’s like you’re digging into my adolescent brain- not many remember the name Fred Hutchings, but I certainly do! I think I still have the issue of KO magazine with his profile piece! Thanks again Rich - not just for the nostalgia trip, but for recognizing these fighters from the past; they may not have made any all time great lists, but in their own way, they were just as important to the rich (no pun intended) history of the fight game. As are you!

[@kasnilistopadski]

That's the point in admins part of the name "historian" .

[@DeeJay003]

Very well said.

[@RichtheFightHistorian]

Thanks so much, Mark.

[@markbrill1632]

@@kasnilistopadski That's awfully close to an actual sentence...care to try again?

[@kasnilistopadski]

@@markbrill1632 ok ok nevermind. There are so much of this praises that more resemble a classic phatetic "sucking up" than anything else let alone a true chritic.

[@Theodorè-V.1]

I feel like sometimes the universe shows you what you need to see. Thanks rich

[@RichtheFightHistorian]

My pleasure, Theodore.

[@bajaborracho9139]

I remember Fred hutchings. I always thought he was underrated. I remember laing being out for a long time. That was scary. Great video Rich we all hope you are feeling better good buddy!🙏💪❤️🥊🙏

[@RichtheFightHistorian]

Thanks, Baja. Palsy is still there but improving.

[@brucekielty8180]

Another gift from Rich to boxing fans and historians. I was surprised to see a 3-rope ring in Stockton for the Hutchings-Drayton bout. I thought that 4-rope rings were mandatory in CA after the Davey Moore tragedy in LA (vs Sugar Ramos) in the 1960's.

[@RichtheFightHistorian]

Thanks, Bruce. Good catch, I didn't notice that.

[@whitehurstcomic]

I remembered seeing him fight a couple times, but knew nothing about him. The whole time I’m watching I’m hoping it ended well for him, because for so many it doesn’t and he seemed like such a likable guy. It was great to hear he dealt with his substance issues. Thanks Rich, you tell a story like Paul Harvey.

[@RichtheFightHistorian]

Thank you, whitehurstcomic.

[@robbielong2884]

Best of KZbin . Love you to do a podcast .

[@emokellen]

Another great retrospective. Thanks Rich! These videos are the best.

[@RichtheFightHistorian]

Thank you, emokellen.

[@risboturbide9396]

Another gem. Thank you so much, Rich 🍻🍻

[@RichtheFightHistorian]

My pleasure, Risbo.

[@brianseneca3546]

FINALLY a somewhat happy ending! I only ever saw the Hearns fight. I never saw the ESPN fights (at that time I was running the streets being a juvenile delinquent) so missed a lot of ESPN cards. But Hutchings seems like a he was genuinely nice kid. Its a shame how drugs destroyed so many promising lives. Hope you are doing better buddy

[@RichtheFightHistorian]

Hey thanks, Brian.

[@gianca60]

I think only Rich can make a 40 minutes doc about a 1980's jr. middle contender. And making it complete and entertaining. Thanks.

[@RichtheFightHistorian]

My pleasure, Gianca, thank you.

[@NickOTEEN-u8w]

Great job man, I love seeing new stuff you put up, it makes my day!!

[@RichtheFightHistorian]

Nice to hear that, Nick, thank you.

[@jimhattery4348]

Thanks, Rich!

[@RichtheFightHistorian]

My pleasure, Jim.

[@MPR-xv7ey]

Thanks for another Boxing Gem 💯Salute to Fred Hutchings 🥊

[@RichtheFightHistorian]

My pleasure, MPR.

[@quickjab33]

I watched his fight with Drayton and it was a good fight and showcased his skills. It tells you how great Hearns was in that he easily went through Fred.

[@mozfonky]

tommy was so fast and powerful at that time it was scary.

[@jefferysteen1041]

The Pumper!He was good!Too bad he fought a prime Tommy Hearns

[@calavanjodigger1485]

yeah way too early for him ...but when you get a title shot and need the money ...thankfully his trainer jumped in the ring

[@smokeflame8333]

THANK YOU MISTER 🫵🏿 FOR ALL THE GREAT POSTS 👁👀💥📸🎬

[@RichtheFightHistorian]

My pleasure, Smoke.

[@christopherbellore3511]

Thanks!

[@RichtheFightHistorian]

Oh, wow, thanks so much, Christopher!

[@SINDEBI]

wow this guy was good boxer puncher Thank you Rich for the upload you the man God bless

[@RichtheFightHistorian]

Thank you, Marco.

[@danielE.muhammad7622]

Thanks for the video

[@RichtheFightHistorian]

Sure thing, Daniel.

[@triplejunction7073]

Stockton is such a great fight town. It’s amazing that they’ve never had a world champion from there.

[@RichtheFightHistorian]

Boxers out of there seem cursed. Some good MMA fighters though.

[@offgridandhealing]

Hope your feeling ok Rich. I love what ya do here friend.. This is a grade A footwork clinic..Thank you

[@RichtheFightHistorian]

Thank you, Tommy. Yeah, almost fully recovered thanks to some accupuncture.

[@devonbell6795]

Wow. Rich, you definitely do your homework. I remember Fred “the pumper” Hutchings out of Stockton. I lived in NoCal at the time and he was pretty big locally. Well done sir!

[@RichtheFightHistorian]

Thank you, Devon.

[@mozfonky]

Hutchings looked like a pretty good fighter, I only ever saw the Hearns loss so I didn't have much to judge on before that, thanks.

[@RichtheFightHistorian]

Sure thing, Pete.

[@maxv3208]

Laing was a good fighter when properly trained which was very rarely. He enjoyed the nightlife too much between fights and often fought on short notice without a full training camp. He can always say he beat Duran though.

[@mozfonky]

word is, he was legendary over in Britain. It's a good win, I didn't know hutchings beat him or drayton who was a tough guy.

[@jamescook4116]

Nice one Rich. Hutchings was something of an outsider coming from Stockton, CA. A solid, hard-working fighter. The Drayton bout revealed his level as perhaps a lower top-10 contender. I had never seen the Laing knockout, that was a nasty ending. He was in over his head with Hearns, but to be fair 1984-1985 Thomas Hearns was just a remarkable fighter. In Chul Baek is fighter who floats under the radar. A tough, hard-punching Korean junior middleweight who moved up to 168 and won a world title. Hutchings took some real damage in the Hearns and Baek fights. Glad to hear that he sorted himself out after prison. Great work sir.

[@RichtheFightHistorian]

Thanks, James. Baek was a bit better than I remembered, really hurt Hutchings to the body.

[@jamescook4116]

@@RichtheFightHistorian Yeah, we associate Baek with losing to Mannion then getting smashed by Jackson. He had short arms but had a good judge of distance and heavy hands.

[@mikeewell469]

Much respect he was honest and he chased his dream God bless him and his

[@alandesouzacruz5124]

The last knockout was brutal

[@sshimamsi6101]

In the latter part of the 1980s Fred Hutchings trained out of Fat City Boxing Gym on American Street. Danny Daganpat and Ben Casino were trainers as was the great Yaqui Lopez. Sparring was very limited. No mitt work. I felt Fred would had thrived had he trained back east or at Broadway Boxing Gym in LA.

[@MrT-ev4dq]

Nice one Rich 👊

[@RichtheFightHistorian]

Thanks, Mr T

[@christopherbellore3511]

Fred Hutchings, is an overcomer in Christ Jesus our Lord! Bad woman and drugs have brought many strong men to the slaughter house. It's not how far down you've gone, but how high you climb up out of the miry clay, and find a strong foundation in the Rock of Salvation. ✝ Thank God for Freddie answering the call of God and inviting Jesus Christ to come reside in his heart. That's when the quickening begins. The promise of the Holy Spirit begins to connect with our spirit, bringing us new life. I've lived a life similar to Hutchings; I know. God BLESS you Freddie. And Rich, you're a master historian of the sweet science. You've done it again. Thank you. ✝🛐🕊⚓🔨📖🗡✝🥊🙏💞✝Fighting the good fight of FAITH; EVERYDAY!

[@RichtheFightHistorian]

Thanks again, Christopher.

[@hrmarkley9758]

I loved boxing and Gil Clancy. Listening to him with Ryan and Leonard brings back lots of late Saturday afternoon memories from my youth. But i got tickled when Gil something like, "Hutchings looks very tight. If he gets nailed he could be in trouble." Anyone Hearns nailed when hands were healthy was in trouble......with the possible exception of Marvin Hagler who may have had the best chin in boxing history.

[@triplejunction7073]

Hutchings was unlucky to have fought the absolute best version of Thomas Hearns.

[@mozfonky]

ya, he was an assasin until Hagler and even for a fight after Hagler. He was amazing that he could come back from the Ray and Hagler fights the way he did, that would destroy a lot of fighters.

[@triplejunction7073]

@@mozfonky No shame in getting whacked out by one of the all time greats..

[@johngerard3218]

The Hearns fight never should have taken place. He was not in the same league as Tommy and was never the same aftere that. I hope he found peace in his life, he was a very good fighter.

[@bmaugajr]

Can't knock a fighter for wanting to challenge themselves. Fighters nowadays often shy away from the big fights and that's why we never see what they're made of.

[@tyronemurphy2905]

Kirkland Laing could either be brilliant or awful and you never knew which Laing you were going to get, until he stepped into the ring. He had outpointed Roberto Duran in his previous fight and then disappeared for the best part of a year. His manager Mickey Duff said that the phone was ringing with offers for big fights but that he couldn't find Laing. When he resurfaced he took the fight with Hutchings and was badly knocked out.

[@roblong3684]

❤

[@mateusrosito3436]

Rich, greetings from Brazil. Today my Local Ídol pass away at the age of 66 with brain demage. He was Adilson "Maguila" Rodrigues. He was a good fighter with a bad chin. Funny talented humble Guy. Decent Man. Don king passed him over for Frank Bruno in the Tyson fight. He was the most popular Boxer from Brazil but mostly ridiculized by the media. Hope tô see a vídeo about him some day. Sergipe, his home state is so unbelievable poor that It is a miracle he made to the top 3 in heavy Weight ranking. He was maneged by the amazing late Luciano do Valle, Brazilian biggest sports broadcaster. Hope you be able to do a vídeo about him. Fought bonecrusher Smith, evangelista, Quick Tílis, hollifield, Foreman. Check out his KO on Oetelar, 1986, brutal.

[@RichtheFightHistorian]

I remember him, yes. Sorry to hear that. I'll add him to the list.

[@maxv3208]

Taking a year off after the Hearns fight was a mistake. He needed a lot more fights to develop his skills.

[@cycletouringoz5760]

I remember when Micky Duff put Kirkland Laing in with Hutchings who was a biiiiiig Super Welter. Was an awful knockout loss for laing who went straight to the hospital. Laing just too small

[@johnniea4684]

Laing's style was all about fighting at range, pulling back from shots. At 147, where he was taller than most, it worked pretty well (though he was always vulnerable to getting nailed). Up at 154 against a taller, quick fighter like Hutchings, it was a disaster.

[@cycletouringoz5760]

@@johnniea4684 agreed

[@AndrewWilliams-kw6bc]

Good fighter VS Legendary fighter, usually doesn't end well ?

[@greybushMEproductions]

I wonder if he started doing drugs sooner than what was reported. Sometimes when people get a taste of money, they don't handle it well. I have experience with that. Touching story. Freddie was a hell of a fighter, but not on Hearns' level. Some athletes get lucky enough to be able to dedicate themselves 100% to mastering their craft, while others have to pump gas to make ends meet. Maybe Freddie would have been better under better circumstances. We'll never know.

[@maxv3208]

Even without drugs, he never had a good trainer and never trained full time so he could only go so far.

[@greybushMEproductions]

@@maxv3208 Sometimes life doesn't work out as planned. He had a lot of talent and athletic ability.

[@XXXX-e4e1j]

Good stuff. I'm looking for the fight between James "Hard Rock" Green vs Bryant "BB" Brannon. The fight took place at the Blue Horizon in Philadelphia around 1995 just before Brannon fought Roy Jones Jr. Seems like every time I try to pull it up, I get nothing. The fight was televised on the USA network.

[@RichtheFightHistorian]

That's a good one, I'll see about posting that on the next round of the historical fight uploads.

[@XXXX-e4e1j]

@RichtheFightHistorian Thanks, Rich. I appreciate it.

[@beotaxi]

Hey Ritch, you got anything on Kenny Weldon please?

[@RichtheFightHistorian]

I'll have to look into that, I really don't have any extended footage on him aside from the instructionals.

[@HarryHeath-e6z]

Woe he was knocking cats out

[@HarryHeath-e6z]

Woe he knocked out Kirkland Laing

[@JMTrucking1417]

Idk if ive ever seen someone virtually knocked out w a jab !!!

[@bookah8787]

What he said in the comment below that's a trainer you don't want, hutchings faced Tommy on the day I was born lol crazy

[@bookah8787]

Tommy looks like a yardman alot of my elders had the same hair style in photos must of been a popular style back then

[@briansarah2745]

209!!!!!

[@JMTrucking1417]

How you feeling Rich ??

[@RichtheFightHistorian]

Better, thanks. Seeing an accupuncturist today.

[@JMTrucking1417]

@@RichtheFightHistorian Glad to hear it. You sound good from this end. ✌️

[@ChristopherMosley-dj3kt]

WHY would they put him in with HEARNS 😢

[@maxv3208]

payday 💰

[@robertnewman5879]

Plus title shot. ​@@maxv3208

[@AndrewWilliams-kw6bc]

Title shot ! Not like today when champs sometimes are cream puffs

[@ChristopherMosley-dj3kt]

@@AndrewWilliams-kw6bc yeah ok

[@ChristopherMosley-dj3kt]

@@maxv3208 if they wait the money is much greater later. They cost themselves money by getting him beat up in a fight he had no chance to win. That's fuckin dumb

[@bulletproof890]

Just like James Shuler, Fred Hutchings career was sent into a tailspin by Thomas Hearns. Both Shuler and Hutchings were poorly matched and fought Hearns too early.

[@staceyskinner666]

UNLUCKY fighter ...probably today would have won light middle title . Anyway rich great video ...still trying to get to the bottom of Rocky Shakespeare...did he actually exist .

[@RichtheFightHistorian]

Yeah, Stacey, I'd speculate he may have fought under another fake name.

[@Jordan_Cartagena]

Hey you should make a video about harry haft the holocaust survivor who had to fight to death boxing matches in the concentration camps he fought out of them and turned pro he went against rocky Marciano

[@RichtheFightHistorian]

Another viewer suggested him but he's been done to death.

[@johnniethepom7545]

Tommy Hearns ruined him . That was one of the most lacklustre performances by Kirkland Laing I've ever seen.

[@DerrickJones-f4x]

Fred was poorly managed

[@AndrewWilliams-kw6bc]

? They got him a shot against Hearns , they can't be blamed 4 him being a legend !