Nobody expected this! The Legendary Power in Boxing - Eric “Butterbean“ Esch

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  • Опубликовано: 5 июн 2024
  • In the fall of 1994, a fighter stepped into the professional ring who became a legend in the world of boxing. He was constantly criticized for his physique, but he possessed incredible strength, and with that strength, he knocked out his opponents one by one. His name is Eric Esch, commonly known as Butterbean...
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  • @TheWorldofBoxing
    @TheWorldofBoxing  10 месяцев назад +39

    Thanks for watching!
    Your likes, comments, and reposts are the greatest form of gratitude for us!

  • @davidwhitworth5931
    @davidwhitworth5931 5 месяцев назад +11

    I've had the privilege to know Eric since before he started boxing. Not only has he become a boxing legend, but he is and always has been a mild mannered, super nice guy.

  • @SantiagoTM1
    @SantiagoTM1 10 месяцев назад +161

    I was the biggest Eric Butterbean #1 Fan on the planet. He was an incredible athlete, & Boxer. He was pure Heart.

    • @ky1ebetts
      @ky1ebetts 9 месяцев назад +3

      The dude just throws howitzers nonstop, like its nothing.

    • @ky1ebetts
      @ky1ebetts 9 месяцев назад +2

      Nobody quite like him to be honest..

    • @shamusfarmer
      @shamusfarmer 8 месяцев назад +2

      Was? Is he dead??

    • @naiveveg8447
      @naiveveg8447 8 месяцев назад +4

      ​@@shamusfarmernah he's 55 and with his family.
      Don't think he boxes anymore though.

    • @shamusfarmer
      @shamusfarmer 8 месяцев назад +6

      @@naiveveg8447 ok, good to know. Just 30 more years until I challenge him to a fight.

  • @johnwood551
    @johnwood551 7 месяцев назад +14

    and he was one of the nicest ,politest ,courteous people outside the ring . No trash talking .

  • @rexmagi4606
    @rexmagi4606 8 месяцев назад +35

    Ive seen a lot of haters of Butterbean saying he was a joke fighter. I decided to come back and watch myself after not seeing him fight in a long time and people are tripping. He was very legit.

  • @TheSilent333
    @TheSilent333 10 месяцев назад +123

    I'm still impressed to this day that Johnny Knoxville agreed to let Butterbean hit him.

    • @knockknock1246
      @knockknock1246 10 месяцев назад +6

      Johnny did alot of crazy shit. 😂

    • @davidsk8ing
      @davidsk8ing 8 месяцев назад +30

      and then after Johnny was knocked out he asked, "Is Butterbean okay?" 😂

    • @jamesellis2784
      @jamesellis2784 8 месяцев назад

      Man that gets too . The heart offfffff. Chevelle Vidio too .

    • @Btester2
      @Btester2 7 месяцев назад +1

      He damn near took his head off with that last punch.

    • @amiii2567
      @amiii2567 4 месяца назад

      "Is Butterbean Ok?" lol

  • @tom23rd
    @tom23rd 10 месяцев назад +31

    Butterbean! Always an epic hitter. And those shots he would just take, and giggle!

    • @sheldoncooper0
      @sheldoncooper0 10 месяцев назад +1

      Not hard when the average heavyweight is only 230-250 lbs and butterbean weighed ~400…

    • @sexydudeuk2172
      @sexydudeuk2172 4 месяца назад

      he did get koed a few times he wasnt that durable

  • @alcyone9361
    @alcyone9361 3 месяца назад +2

    The first time I saw him walk into the ring, I yelled at my wife to 'come watch this guy". She and I had watched boxing together for several years and I knew something special was in the works. Always enjoyed watching him fight.

  • @artpintor7722
    @artpintor7722 10 месяцев назад +19

    Butterbean one of the greats, fists of steel, combative to the end, it is admirable his will and his strength that demolishes his opponents

  • @RnRJB
    @RnRJB 8 месяцев назад +24

    He was incredibly fast for such a large guy with so much extra weight to carry...

    • @chele50_3
      @chele50_3 8 месяцев назад

      ruclips.net/user/shortspoTgtc4oBi8?si=yQEWTv7fAmtRiCMH
      I’m no butterbean 😂 but hope you enjoy my most recent fight 🥊

    • @Kit_Bear
      @Kit_Bear 8 месяцев назад +1

      You'd be surprised how quick fat people can move. I've seen a 21 stone guy outrun a 13 stone me. They can shift.

    • @chele50_3
      @chele50_3 8 месяцев назад

      @@Kit_Bear i really enjoyed this 😛

  • @jonmcclure10
    @jonmcclure10 3 месяца назад +3

    He was loved all over the world. He finally retired in his home town of Jasper, Alabama and owns a BBQ restaurant. If you go there he and his wife will spend time talking to any and all. He never ran from any fight. Glad he lived to retire with some of his health, as the fight game is deadly. Butterbean was fun to watch and a nice guy too!

  • @tx.tactical3165
    @tx.tactical3165 10 месяцев назад +58

    BUTTERBEAN was a BEAST!!!

    • @knockknock1246
      @knockknock1246 10 месяцев назад +2

      My brother loved Butterbean. He had the same exact looks and physique. 😂

    • @ky1ebetts
      @ky1ebetts 9 месяцев назад

      Bro how f'ing EPIC would it be to see Butterbean vs Jon Jones in a BOXING match? Its hard to say who'd win that..

  • @michaelspinello3607
    @michaelspinello3607 9 месяцев назад +12

    Butterbean a man you have to respect! He fooled them all ! A man with a nasty right! 🥊👍🏻🇺🇸

  • @Vladpryde
    @Vladpryde 9 месяцев назад +15

    One of the single most vicious knockouts I've ever seen in my life was Butterbean knocking out Bart Gunn. Just brutal as hell.

    • @redbulls1337
      @redbulls1337 4 месяца назад +1

      Agreed. That was vicious!

  • @andreaslindblom9140
    @andreaslindblom9140 7 месяцев назад +5

    A refrigerator with a hell lot of punch! ....Love it!!😁 Respect!!✊

    • @MikePeterson-nm7uv
      @MikePeterson-nm7uv 3 месяца назад +2

      How would you like a nice Hawaiian PUNCH! LOL

    • @andreaslindblom9140
      @andreaslindblom9140 3 месяца назад

      @@MikePeterson-nm7uv I would go with ..Nope!😶 I am a lover not a fighter! 😁 ... ✌

  • @tbrinkley112
    @tbrinkley112 7 месяцев назад +2

    He was literally knocking people out of the ring!!

  • @cheekarp2180
    @cheekarp2180 8 месяцев назад +34

    Please take into consideration that not just him being able to move his entire weight in force to his punch, but also technically he is one of the top boxers in history!

    • @NoChance-oz4dd
      @NoChance-oz4dd 7 месяцев назад +10

      LOL "top boxers in history" I almost spat my coffee out. He was never even close to being ranked in the top 10 by any governing body , his highest rank was 33 and most of time he was ranked outside of the top 100. He only fought 4-6 rounds vs tomato cans and lost vs a 52 year old Larry Holmes. He could throw a punch and that was about it

    • @mionaruse9450
      @mionaruse9450 7 месяцев назад +3

      ​@@NoChance-oz4ddyeah I think one of the top boxers was a big overstatement.

    • @haydenwalton2766
      @haydenwalton2766 7 месяцев назад

      'technically one of the top boxers'
      hhhmmm
      the timing of his punches was excellent - no doubt. combined with his willngness to throw them.
      a deadly combination

    • @mattknight533
      @mattknight533 6 месяцев назад +2

      That’s a reach but his punching technique must have been very good and his ability to transfer weight into his punches was top tier

    • @dogewood5499
      @dogewood5499 3 месяца назад

      @@NoChance-oz4dda majority of those “governing bodies” have been both criticized and scrutinized for rigging matches over the decades.
      I’m sure Butterbean in his prime could’ve not only contended with, but dominated most matches against these said “pro boxers”.

  • @comedianmattrossey
    @comedianmattrossey 10 месяцев назад +55

    Butterbean, what a great Boxer!!!! I remember getting together at a friend, Carter, with a bunch of guys for boxing night in the early 90's and seeing a number of these fights and a number of others. The stamina and constant pressure and output from Butterbean was incredible. Truly a great boxer. I wonder what he's up to now?

    • @funforall9741
      @funforall9741 10 месяцев назад +9

      Last i saw, Johnny knoxville asked him to beat the crap out of him lol

    • @comedianmattrossey
      @comedianmattrossey 10 месяцев назад +3

      @@funforall9741Hahahahahahaha, no way? I would love to see that, probably because I can't stand Johnny Knoxville, but it would be hilarious all the same because Jonny would finally get some sense beat into himself by a pro?

    • @kjp1232
      @kjp1232 9 месяцев назад +4

      He's lost all the body fat he says he feeling stronger than ever and wants to box again

    • @jordan3119
      @jordan3119 9 месяцев назад

      @@comedianmattrosseyhe’s referring to an episode of jackass from over 20 years ago you donut

    • @youtubisashoe
      @youtubisashoe 8 месяцев назад

      Do you not have Google in North Korea? Tf are you soo confused for loll

  • @rabapab23
    @rabapab23 10 месяцев назад +30

    Butterbean vs Tyson would have really been the Dream Fight!

    • @comedianmattrossey
      @comedianmattrossey 10 месяцев назад

      As close to Butterbean vs Tyson ever got.
      ruclips.net/video/ocJt3k191uY/видео.html
      Here's why from the Bean himself
      ruclips.net/video/mjLJDDN7AOI/видео.html

    • @zeroh7671
      @zeroh7671 9 месяцев назад +4

      Tyson would murder him not even close. He hits just as hard and is about 10x the skilled boxer. Butterbean was never more than a spectacle. A greasy spectacle and worthy of respect but its like saying 80s Lakers v Harlem Globetrotters would be a dream series.

    • @dannycoffey4083
      @dannycoffey4083 4 месяца назад +1

      He wouldn't last a round with Mike

    • @dogewood5499
      @dogewood5499 3 месяца назад

      If he were to get close enough to Mike, he could’ve given him a run.
      I don’t know, it sure would’ve been a Hell of a fight, but keep in mind that Tyson was very profitable and any loss to an up-and-comer back then just wouldn’t happen on their dime…

    • @benhall8946
      @benhall8946 2 месяца назад

      They did fight looking up

  • @SuperUniverse
    @SuperUniverse 9 месяцев назад +5

    His weight is deceptive if you look closely he is a brick wall.
    Kudos to this fighter :)

    • @Drone453
      @Drone453 8 месяцев назад

      Exactly what I thought. Might have made a good strongman too.

  • @ppiorkowski1502
    @ppiorkowski1502 7 месяцев назад +2

    Butterbean was to boxing what the Harlem Globetrotters were to basketball.

  • @Java1970
    @Java1970 7 месяцев назад +5

    Met him once at a football game in Hoover. He was a super down to earth guy and a pleasure to talk to.

  • @linaadderley7244
    @linaadderley7244 10 месяцев назад +3

    The channel that made me fall in love with boxing! Your stories and how the video is edited make me watch videos with great pleasure.

  • @2mcna2
    @2mcna2 8 месяцев назад +3

    God that would be so scary having to fight him

    • @dogewood5499
      @dogewood5499 3 месяца назад

      I would’ve literally felt all those concussions well before he even threw them: just that glare is enough to entice a migraine, looking back at those legendary slow-mo knock-out shots…

  • @TrulyUnfortunate
    @TrulyUnfortunate 9 месяцев назад +10

    Gotta love some Butter Bean!!!
    The most unassuming fighter of all time!!
    He wrecked dudes that looked like they should kick his ass!!!

    • @chele50_3
      @chele50_3 8 месяцев назад

      ruclips.net/user/shortspoTgtc4oBi8?si=yQEWTv7fAmtRiCMH
      I’m no butterbean 😂 but hope you enjoy my most recent fight 🥊

  • @jhbuilders
    @jhbuilders Месяц назад

    I will never understand how he keeps moving being so big. He was wearing down athletic fighters. The man was a machine. Love the bean

  • @joeandmichelle7375
    @joeandmichelle7375 9 месяцев назад +3

    I love the Bean. Hes the big middle finger to the establishment. He was never supposed to succeed, i mean look at him! He faced some pretty jacked up dudes and dispatched them one after another. Never judge a book by its cover.

    • @johnrandall7692
      @johnrandall7692 Месяц назад

      Easy there. He was a fun sideshow and the original internet boxing sensation. The man had a great promotional team, but it's not like he ever beat a ranked heavyweight fighter.

  • @unknown-ql1fk
    @unknown-ql1fk 9 месяцев назад +4

    Dude is a monster....still, in 2023

  • @barroncrist5779
    @barroncrist5779 Месяц назад

    You just gotta love Butterbean.

  • @Btester2
    @Btester2 7 месяцев назад +1

    Getting hit by butterbean must have felt like getting hit a small car!

  • @Me-dk3lh
    @Me-dk3lh 2 месяца назад

    My man has made an incredible comeback

  • @dogewood5499
    @dogewood5499 3 месяца назад

    This guy was scary: he didn’t look like much in interviews, but damnit, when he got into the ring, you could really feel the sheer anger and power.
    When he won, it was worth every dollar.

  • @AdultshopitCoUk
    @AdultshopitCoUk 8 месяцев назад +1

    Butterbean is a great boxer.

  • @jamesmccormick875
    @jamesmccormick875 8 месяцев назад +3

    Tyson would have killed him in the ring back then.

  • @Seanc74
    @Seanc74 10 месяцев назад +2

    2 weeks and fights again = 🔥

  • @Chris-wp8po
    @Chris-wp8po 8 месяцев назад +1

    I think people with Butterbean's physique are terrifying. I always think they look like all he had to do for fun as a kid was get in fist fights and throw boulders at each other.

  • @nachobrigante6581
    @nachobrigante6581 3 месяца назад +1

    I would rather face a aggressive Pitbull in the Ring, then facing Eric. This man is a Legend ❤

  • @jayb9687
    @jayb9687 8 месяцев назад +2

    I imagine it would be like getting hit with a cannon ball.

  • @georgemcaulay6009
    @georgemcaulay6009 9 месяцев назад +1

    He's like a tank and his punches are so accurate

  • @laszlosmotzer3497
    @laszlosmotzer3497 10 месяцев назад

    Thank you 🥊🥊🥊👍👍👍

  • @rayhuckle
    @rayhuckle 5 месяцев назад

    Boxing Federation loves you Butter bean.

  • @robertdesrosiers2382
    @robertdesrosiers2382 2 месяца назад

    The power he could generate was just dam scary.

  • @nsmboxingen
    @nsmboxingen 10 месяцев назад +2

    Awesome 🔥🔥🔥

  • @WhiskeyMcnair
    @WhiskeyMcnair 8 месяцев назад +2

    I still remember his mma fight where the other guy broke his elbow on butterbeans head. Fucking amazing end to the fight lol

  • @dioniciotorres4290
    @dioniciotorres4290 9 месяцев назад

    I loved these 4 round fights.

  • @theunvaccinator
    @theunvaccinator 9 месяцев назад +5

    His stamina was unreal for a short fat bald dude I cnt help but laugh he was amazing

  • @dioniciotorres4290
    @dioniciotorres4290 9 месяцев назад +4

    For boxing fans not old enough ...hehe..I'm old, butterbean could throw hard, he looks like he likes doughnuts but he ate boxers for breakfast

  • @johnnyharperscoutstable5386
    @johnnyharperscoutstable5386 10 месяцев назад +1

    Love butterbean! Awesome!🐸🍺🔪🔥

  • @johnstromain4349
    @johnstromain4349 8 месяцев назад +1

    Butterbeans the man ..!! He’d butter you up .. then bean you to the canvas ..!! 😳😵‍💫🫣😝😂🤣🥰

  • @andymcneil7085
    @andymcneil7085 4 месяца назад

    Surprisingly talented boxer is Eric.

  • @mattknight533
    @mattknight533 6 месяцев назад

    He had fast hands for a heavy guy, a great chin and huge power. For the level he was fighting at he was a monster.

  • @rogerdavis9962
    @rogerdavis9962 7 месяцев назад

    That area of Atlanta bred hard men but he was especially fast and well conditioned for a man of his build...a real brawlers brawler...POSITIVE VIBES TO ALL FROM GA. TO ALL

  • @xcyberry
    @xcyberry 8 месяцев назад +2

    Bro, what are you supposed to do? He's so big hitting him does nothing; Each one of his hits is like a cinder block thrown at you.

  • @user-sz2ri2yb3p
    @user-sz2ri2yb3p 9 месяцев назад +1

    Lets not forget butterbean vs johhny Knoxville

  • @CBass-mn5dy
    @CBass-mn5dy 8 месяцев назад

    Dayyyyyum.... the Bean was a beast

  • @someguydino6770
    @someguydino6770 7 месяцев назад

    When the heavy bag hits BACK!

  • @AS-qy1zl
    @AS-qy1zl 4 месяца назад

    People talk about how he hits like a truck, but imagine actually trying to hit this guy and expecting it to do damage. He’s just a brick wall

  • @cheekarp2180
    @cheekarp2180 8 месяцев назад

    He just so damn good!

  • @evandrosantos3771
    @evandrosantos3771 10 месяцев назад +7

    a living legend

  • @juheraayu4201
    @juheraayu4201 9 месяцев назад

    Like watching a comedy superhero. With butterbean as a hero. Captain america.

  • @smcut80
    @smcut80 8 месяцев назад

    Legend says Baker is still asleep to this day 😅

  • @Mickyocean123
    @Mickyocean123 4 месяца назад

    Underrated boxer and hard man

  • @stevenlaurin6059
    @stevenlaurin6059 3 месяца назад

    Some loved Ali, for others it will always be Tyson, but to me there is only Butterbean

  • @mrbillhicks
    @mrbillhicks 7 месяцев назад

    Love the Bean

  • @TheMercedes500
    @TheMercedes500 Месяц назад

    Butterbean was a windmill.
    And some times lucky when his hits came through.

  • @troyb.4101
    @troyb.4101 Месяц назад

    See how wide Butterbeans shoulders are! when he turns while throwing a punch it must add 12" to his reach, and when it connects it's the end.

  • @dGarrison77
    @dGarrison77 3 месяца назад

    An IBF World Champion and still somehow underrated.

    • @johnrandall7692
      @johnrandall7692 Месяц назад

      Butterbean was never the IBF world champion.

  • @joshuadowdle9691
    @joshuadowdle9691 5 месяцев назад

    2:30 I really need to see this moment in HD.

  • @stevengiraud5859
    @stevengiraud5859 10 месяцев назад

    Man Erick Butterbean is one bad Man of the planet,

  • @rheffner3
    @rheffner3 7 месяцев назад +1

    Butterbean was an iteresting guy but most of these fights were fixed. Poor competitors.

  • @KTHKUHNKK
    @KTHKUHNKK 10 месяцев назад

    WOW
    WHAT A POWERHOUSE BUTTER BEAN WAS

  • @remamakeup654
    @remamakeup654 8 месяцев назад

    The commentator had it right...when all said and done it just turns into a big guy hammering down on you

  • @SargonnasIncarnate
    @SargonnasIncarnate 3 месяца назад

    Esch was in overwhalemingly (😏) good shape for a man his size.

  • @cliftonjarvis8010
    @cliftonjarvis8010 9 месяцев назад

    Bean forevermore

  • @damienluxford4480
    @damienluxford4480 7 месяцев назад

    Conversely, you see buff, chiselled, cut dudes with no fat, training with all the fancy gizmo's available today, schooled in every martial art, and yet they can't actually fight for peanuts.

  • @anonymously241
    @anonymously241 8 месяцев назад

    Butterbean the extra rice 🍚 King 👑 😂

  • @zombieGI
    @zombieGI 5 месяцев назад

    Its no fair. The guy comes equipped with natural body armor

  • @pauliepaul3697
    @pauliepaul3697 9 месяцев назад

    One word Enigma describes butter bean

  • @matthew-jy5jp
    @matthew-jy5jp 9 месяцев назад +1

    This is when fights were free and there was no cable tv. And these type 📺 not 🖥

  • @piggyoinkenstein.186
    @piggyoinkenstein.186 9 месяцев назад

    Butterbean was very proficient at straight up knocking his opponents right on out. He was a BMF.!

  • @cougarcandy921
    @cougarcandy921 7 месяцев назад

    Love Butterbean but half those guys were drinking beer and grilling in the back yard when they got the call to fight that night!

  • @boundsgreenboy8354
    @boundsgreenboy8354 10 месяцев назад

    Butterbean Brilliance 🥊🥊 a PPV just for entertainment ❤

  • @azrealkistner8679
    @azrealkistner8679 5 месяцев назад

    weight = mass x density = butterbean

  • @ky1ebetts
    @ky1ebetts 9 месяцев назад

    I'm pretty sure that Butterbean is the reason the term "built different" was coined.

  • @user-fb9py7in7v
    @user-fb9py7in7v 9 месяцев назад

    Butterbeast❤

  • @ricardodau508
    @ricardodau508 5 месяцев назад

    Grande Campeão 👍🏻🏆🏆🏆luta de boxe é assim!

  • @bigrats4674
    @bigrats4674 7 месяцев назад

    "2 weeks later butterbean enterd the ring against the big guy Paul springer" don't see that now days

  • @jameswalsh3976
    @jameswalsh3976 9 месяцев назад

    The guy going in thought he was going to win? 😂

  • @danstafford5977
    @danstafford5977 7 месяцев назад

    The law of physics the biggest man will do maximum damage to a smaller Man versus a smaller man doing minimum damage to a bigger man.

  • @kingmo565
    @kingmo565 7 месяцев назад +2

    most of the people Butterbean went up against were straight up tomato cans.

  • @andrewlucas9340
    @andrewlucas9340 4 месяца назад

    I'm fat and I see this man now Ive seen him I'm gonna be like him

  • @DeathWard187
    @DeathWard187 10 месяцев назад +1

    Fought a bunch of tomato cans aside from a few fighters.

  • @user-sx1wc6et5t
    @user-sx1wc6et5t 7 месяцев назад

    Butterbean super boxeur vrai champion ❤❤❤

  • @CrazyhorseDK
    @CrazyhorseDK 7 месяцев назад +1

    BB could knock a rhyno into next zipcode

  • @triggerfish6619
    @triggerfish6619 9 месяцев назад

    The "Bean". !

  • @TheRealTomahawk
    @TheRealTomahawk 10 месяцев назад +1

    Eric Esch! He WAS a beast killer, and a beast himself. I wish he would have fought the giant Marcus Royster’s little brother the k-1 Beast Carter Williams in a kickboxing match or boxing Carter Williams was a boxer as well. CDub is the Mike Tyson of kickboxing. Perhaps Butterbean should have fought Carter Williams, and Mike Tyson or just Iron Mike himself.

  • @mr.t114
    @mr.t114 8 месяцев назад

    Was Butterbean a boxer or a windmill, he´s swinging his arms like he would be in a street brawl.

  • @mtroy0620
    @mtroy0620 10 месяцев назад

    Butterbean was a bad ass, no question. Eric Esch vs. Tony Galento fantasy fight, although I don't think Galento would last very long.

  • @Dan-lg4bs
    @Dan-lg4bs 8 месяцев назад

    More importantly, where’s the Jonny knockvile knockout?

  • @bluefluke7585
    @bluefluke7585 9 месяцев назад

    I really like Butterbean, but I don't know anything about where he came from. I'd like to hear his background story.