“I love these kids,” he says about his position. That’s a statement one hears often from education professionals but it holds special meaning in this case. “I got a kid that’s about 6’4” 375 lbs. and another one that is about 6’3” and over 200+ lbs,” he says about his current crop of students. “These boys came into the district and nobody wanted to deal with them because they were so big and considered dangerous. I’m not saying I’m special or anything but I look at it as my mission to teach these guys life skills and how to behave. I think I was blessed to do this. These are God’s kids I’m working with. Those are his angels and as mean as they can be, I know they have the biggest hearts and they love me to death. I just want them to have a chance in the real world.”
Burning the candle at both ends, Hutton also doubles up on his workload by both teaching and training at the Jason David Frank’s Rising Sun Karate Academy in North Houston. After teaching at his school during the day, the former boxer also known as “Bam Bam” travels to the RSKA academy where he coaches students from the ages of 4 to 75 in boxing and MMA. Combining those responsibilities added with his job as a teacher and his own training and it can get physically exhausting for the 36 year old. “I get up early in the morning, teach, go to the gym, coach, train, and get home at 10 at night. I take a quick shower, get something to eat, go to sleep, and do it again the next day.”
Why does he do it? The answer is simple. “I don’t to be one of those guys sitting around 20 years later talking about what I could have or should have been. I love fighting because it’s just you and another man in the cage saying “I am” when it comes to proving who’s the better man that night. The competition is scary as hell and if you’ve never been in there, let me tell you it’s so scary that I don’t why I do it sometimes. But then again, I think that’s what I like about it too. To be out there in front of all those people and finding out what I’m made of is a good feeling. There are days I don’t want to train and some days I just feel like being a normal person but this is still fun and it keeps me busy plus I like to compete.”
Patrick Hutton Set for Sixth MMA Bout at Legacy Fighting Championship 9 this Friday
“My last fight with Patrick Bierschwale, I never met him before I fought him. I try to stay away from those guys (opponents) until after the fight because everybody is someone’s father, son, or husband. I know chances are they’re nice guys and I’ll like them if I meet them. Anyways, I saw Pat coming up to me at weigh-ins before we fought and I’m thinking in my head, “Damnit, I don’t want him to come talk to me man.” He came over and he was kidding around and being really nice and I just had to tel him I wish he didn’t come over to talk to me. He kind of looked at me funny so I told him that I read an article about him. I knew he was a dad and Sunday School teacher and a good guy but I didn’t want to have to like him until after the fight, so he started laughing. It’s kind of the same thing with Noel. A lot of times when you pick up a fight you ask around about your opponent and the first thing everyone’s said about him is that he’s a really nice and good guy.”
“A lot of guys do that whole squaring off or mugging off when it comes to the time before the fights and I don’t do that. You get further in life by helping people. It goes a long way to treat people the way they want to be treated. I respect anybody with the guts to get in there so good luck to him. I’m coming to get him just like I’m sure he’s coming to get me. I’m sure if you ask either of us, we’ll both say we’re going to win and that’s great. I think he’s a really good striker and a great opponent for me. I actually like the way he fights. He moves and he’s active. I think I’ll stop him to be honest with you whoever comes in with the best game plan and can execute it will win. I’m ready to go anywhere. It’s going to be a fun fight for the fans.”
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