However, following a first loss, butterbean’s career ended with a whimper. Butterbean lost his 16th pro bout but would go the next six years without suffering a loss in boxing. He received the nickname butterbean when he was forced to go on a diet (consisting mostly of chicken and butterbeans) in order to meet the toughman 400 pound (181 kg) weight limit under the new age.
Boxing icon Butterbean got drop kicked and tapped out in dreadful debut
Mma news, interviews, pictures, videos and more since 1997. It sounds like butterbean might soon take a final jab at boxing glory. The industry pioneer in ufc, bellator and all things mma (aka ultimate fighting).
Butterbean didn’t limit himself to just boxing—his career also extended to other forms of combat sports, including kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and even professional wrestling.
Eric scott esch (august 3, 1966) commonly referred to by the ring name butterbean, is an american boxer, kickboxer, mixed martial artist and professional wrestler who competes in the heavyweight. “i got one last fight we’re gonna do,” butterbean said at a k & s wrestlefest virtual signing in january 2024, per post. Esch won two boxing world titles before facing former world champ larry holmes in his. Butterbean lit up the boxing during the 1990s when celebrity boxing first burst onto the scene.
His name is eric esch, commonly known as butterbean.
