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Can't believe what I just saw on my homepage
Posted on 7/28/25 at 8:26 am
Posted on 7/28/25 at 8:26 am
Eric Esch, aka Butterbean, the King of the Four Rounders wants to come out of retirement and has a wish list of fighters he'd like to face.
That list includes Mike Tyson, Jake Paul and John Fury, father of heavyweight champ Tyson Fury.
Hell, the guy was in a wheelchair just a couple years ago because his weight blew up to over 500 lbs. and he couldn't even walk and is now 58 yrs. old.
Guess whatever money he made boxing those 4 rounders went up in Twinkies and other crap food.
That list includes Mike Tyson, Jake Paul and John Fury, father of heavyweight champ Tyson Fury.
Hell, the guy was in a wheelchair just a couple years ago because his weight blew up to over 500 lbs. and he couldn't even walk and is now 58 yrs. old.
Guess whatever money he made boxing those 4 rounders went up in Twinkies and other crap food.
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Posted on 7/28/25 at 8:32 am to gumbo2176
Breaking news, fighter who fought because he loves fighting wants to fight again.
Posted on 7/28/25 at 8:34 am to gumbo2176
A few years ago i was walking through a flea market in Pigeon Forge and Butterbean was sitting in one of the booths selling autographed memorabilia. I dont think many people knew who he was but he was in no condition to fight again.
Posted on 7/28/25 at 8:36 am to Tangineck
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Breaking news, fighter who fought because he loves fighting wants to fight again.
Or......former fighter who sees what a social media side show boxing has become recognizes there could be an opportunity to make money in a "novelty" fight
Posted on 7/28/25 at 9:02 am to gumbo2176
DDP once again changing a hero's life.
Posted on 7/28/25 at 9:09 am to gumbo2176
Would be Jake Paul’s best win
Posted on 7/28/25 at 10:21 am to gumbo2176
quote:no. Just no.
Eric Esch, aka Butterbean, the King of the Four Rounders wants to come out of retirement and has a wish list of fighters he'd like to face
If he wants to fight make him do it on a boat offshore because no one should be sanctioning him
Posted on 7/28/25 at 11:16 am to chalmetteowl
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no. Just no.
If he wants to fight make him do it on a boat offshore because no one should be sanctioning him
At this point it's just a pipe dream he's having. The guy had 91 professional fights with only 4 of them scheduled longer than 4 rounds.
Early in his career he had two 6 round fights scheduled, then he had one 8 rounder and a 10 round fight against Larry Holmes. Only 2 of them went the distance, his 3rd fight went 6 and the Holmes fight went 10.
I can't see any legit sanctioning body allowing him to ever fight again, no matter how much he claims he's fit enough to do so.
Posted on 7/28/25 at 11:38 am to chalmetteowl
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If he wants to fight make him do it on a boat offshore because no one should be sanctioning him
Now you’ve piqued my interest. As long as it’s a renegade match, why not make it bare-knuckle?
Posted on 7/28/25 at 2:48 pm to Donkus
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DDP once again changing a hero's life.
Hell, hat's off to the guy for finally doing something about his 500+ lb. self and losing weight to be able to gain some mobility again.
Even when he was boxing, he was still a big fat guy who weighed over 300 lbs. for most of his fights and I was surprised he could go 4 rounds if he had to, to be honest.
But to make the claim he wants to fight again is simply ludicrous and surely nobody can take him seriously.
Posted on 7/28/25 at 3:14 pm to gumbo2176
Knoxville was legit knocked out from that punch.
Posted on 7/28/25 at 3:25 pm to Splackavellie
Knoxville was my doppelganger back then. I'm not complaining, though. Landed a lot of good-looking women because of it.
Posted on 7/28/25 at 3:54 pm to Donkus
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DDP once again changing a hero's life.
DDP is an amazing human.
Posted on 7/28/25 at 4:09 pm to Alt26
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Or......former fighter who sees what a social media side show boxing has become recognizes there could be an opportunity to make money in a "novelty" fight
Butterbean knows all about it. He was one of the original "side shows." His longest bout was 10 rounds against 52 year old Larry Holmes.
Posted on 7/28/25 at 4:38 pm to Tangineck
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Breaking news, fighter who ran out of money and has nothing to fall back on wants to fight again.
Posted on 7/28/25 at 9:20 pm to gumbo2176
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Eric Esch, aka Butterbean, the King of the Four Rounders wants to come out of retirement
Wow!!
If someone had asked me, would have sworn he died a few years ago
This post was edited on 7/28/25 at 9:21 pm
Posted on 7/29/25 at 9:12 am to Pikes Peak Tiger
Looks like Butterbean is in a fight everyday to live.
Posted on 7/29/25 at 10:25 pm to gumbo2176
They gotta stop with this…. It’s why no one is taking sports seriously anymore. It’s all becoming WWE.
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