Butterbean

Butterbean fought Larry Holmes and World’s Strongest Man – but never made six figures during 126-fight career

Eric 'Butterbean' Esch is one of the most popular cultural figures in boxing, but he has never made the big dollar that his star power may have justified. Although promoter Bob Arum claims that he eventually caught more than $ 1 million collectively, a slight excavation below the surface indicates that it was not all […]

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Butterbean wants to box Tyson Fury after knocking out ex-champion’s 60-year-old father in ‘warm up’

Boxing Legend Butterbean continues to add people to his list of potential comeback opponents. The 58-year-old has already called Jake Paul, Mike Tyson, Brock Lesnar and Eddie Hall. Now he looks at fighting with a famous father-son duo prior to his first boxing fight since 2013. Butterbean wants to face John Fury in a 'warming

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Butterbean names hardest hitting opponent who ‘rocked his world’ during iconic ‘300-fight’ career

Boxing Legend Butterbean claims that he was startled once during his combat sport career. The heavyweight icon – real name Eric Esch – had 126 professional periods about boxing, MMA and Kickboxing. Butterbean, however, states that he actually fought more than 300 times before he retired in 2013. The American is proud of his Granite

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Boxing icon Butterbean claims ‘crazy’ rule is all that prevented him from fighting in the UFC

Butterbean looked back on what could have been MMA career for his 28-Vecht. The heavyweight boxing legend – real name Eric Esch – made its name in the square circle. However, Butterbean also fought against a number of big names from the world of MMA before his run in the sport ended by a main

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Butterbean claims Jake Paul sparked rivalry by trash-talking him when he was 500lb and confined to a wheelchair

Eric 'Butterbean' Esch believes that his feud with Jake Paul started when the YouTuber-Boxer-Prullenbak spoke to him at his lowest ebb. After his victory over Nate Robinson at the undercard of the exhibition of Mike Tyson and Roy Jones JR in 2020, Paul was compared with Butterbean by a reporter in his press conference after

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Jake Paul called out by boxing icon Butterbean who wants ‘one more fight’ at 58 years old

Another aging boxing legend has offered himself for the next fight by Jake Paul. The YouTuber boxer defeated the 58-year-old Mike Tyson in a money-spinning matchup last November. On Saturday evening Jake Paul Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., who was slightly closer at his peak. The beating of the 39-year-old, who previously holding the WBC mid-weight

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Mariusz Pudzianowski battered Butterbean in 75-second World’s Strongest Man vs boxing legend mismatch

Mariusz Pudzianowski bounced back from the first loss of his MMA career in a emphatic way. The strongest man in the world tapped strikes when he fought in May 2010 when he fought former UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia as 2-0 MMA-Newbie. A few months later, Mariusz Pudzianowski celebrated Butterbean -hosted name Eric Esch -who

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Five-time ‘World’s Strongest Man’ KO’d Bob Sapp in 39 seconds after fights with Butterbean and ex-UFC champion

Mariusz Pudzianowski went into the deep when he switched to MMA 16 years ago. The 48-year-old was crowned 'World's Strongest Man' in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2008. After taking silver in 2009, he launched a fighting career that will still be strong in 2025. Boxing Legend Butterbean suffered a humiliating 75 entry from the

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Butterbean tapped out after 33 unanswered punches in quickest loss of MMA career

Butterbean's first MMA title fight ended in a disastrous 40-second defeat. The boxing icon – real name Eric Esch – switched to MMA in 2003 and enjoyed some success when he scored a spectacular KO win over a 6ft 7in heavyweight known as 'The Colossus'. It wasn't all plain sailing when Butterbean was dropkicked and

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Butterbean proved himself in MMA with 43-second KO against 6ft 5in ‘Colossus’ who beat UFC legend

Butterbean proved he was a legitimate MMA fighter in 2007. The boxing icon – real name Eric Esch – turned to the sport four years earlier, amassing a respectable record of 8-3-1 before taking on a 6-foot-4 heavyweight known as 'The Colossus'. After a terrible debut in PRIDE and a submission to defeat, it seemed

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Boxing icon Butterbean got drop kicked and tapped out in dreadful debut for legendary MMA promotion

Butterbean will want to completely forget his debut in PRIDE. The boxing legend – real name Eric Esch – became a fan favorite in the 1990s as people flocked to see his extraordinary knockout power. At 6 feet tall and weighing over 300 pounds, Butterbean wasn't your typical heavyweight, but he still had tremendous success

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