Eric Esch

Eric Esch, better known by his nickname Butterbean ( born August 3, 1966 in Jasper, Alabama) is an American boxer who is also active in other martial arts.

Eric Esch was a factory worker and then went into the professional boxing. He wears the specially created for him the title of " Super Heavyweight World Champion " and is also known as the " king of the four rounds ," because most of his fights are recognized only over a distance of four rounds. His nickname " Butterbean " Esch Eric got after it times a diet lima beans ( to English: lima beans or butter beans just ) completed. He wore most of his boxing matches against inexperienced and / or very weak opponents, so he was never ranked highly in independent rankings. He was an entertainer first and foremost. He is now not only boxers, but also fighters in K-1 and Pride.

Fight Record

In addition to boxing matches Esch played five fights in K-1, including two wins, one by knockout and three defeats, as a by Ko On December 31, 2003, he lost his first MMA fight against Genki Sudo at K1 Premium Dynamite. As of February 25, 2005 his MMA career began with a draw against Michael Buchkowitsch. On 20 January 2006 he defeated at the Rumble on the Rocks 8 on Hawaii MMA veterans Wesley Correia. In an interview with the famous American boxing reporter Benny Henderson Jr Esch announced its early debut in the Japanese PRIDE FC. In October 2005, " Butterbean " then lost his debut fight in PRIDE FC against the Japanese pop star Ikuhisa Minowa MMA in the first round by task. A little later, Eric Esch could but then recorded his first victory in Pride. After the well-known New Zealand K -1 and PRIDE fighter Mark Hunt, his duel against " Butterbean " at PRIDE 32 The Real Deal had to cancel, the young wrestling shooting star Sean O'Haire stood in for him. Eric Esch knocked the young Americans but after only 31 seconds by several blows to the head.

Until 18 September 2010 Esch played 21 MMA fights: Twelve wins, eight defeats and one draw.

K-1 Fight Record

MMA fight balance

Title

On 15 October 2005 Eric Esch lost the title fight for the NABC - Super Heavyweight title against George Linberger on points. However, Since April 12, 1997, he defended the minor IBA super heavyweight title four times and is still the holder of the belt. His opponents, however, were below average in general.

Important events

Larry Holmes, 1978-1985 world heavyweight champion, insulted in his memoirs Eric Esch due to appearance and fighting style sharply. Then, this challenged the 52 -year-old Holmes to fight. The fight took place on July 27, 2002 instead of really and the former world champion and 20 years older than Holmes defeated Butterbean over ten rounds on points. In this case, Holmes was down for the count in the last round after he stumbled without impact and fell to the ground.

On March 28, 1999, he joined WWE Wrestlemania 15 against Bart Gunn in a Brawl for All match at which he won. Other battles in WWE not followed.

On 26 June 1999, the boxing match between Peter McNeeley and Eric Esch was held in Las Vegas. The scheduled ten round encounter lasted only two minutes and 59 seconds, because the referee broke off the fight due to several severe head hit against McNeeley of Esch Esch and thus declared the winner.

On 29 June 2003, the heavyweight Americans went for the first time in the K-1 ring and won right at the start of the fight against Yusuke Fujimoto by KO in the first round. After he left so bounce off the criticism of the press, but he lost three straight fights in K -1. Against Mike Bernardo of Americans lost for the first time ever a fight by KO due to a crossing of the head.

Eric Esch experienced in 2004 even made a short film debut when he in Jackass: The Movie the lead actor and stuntman Johnny Knoxville in an exceptional boxing match in a department store ko suggested.

On 9 March 2007, the Americans got into Worcester (USA) against his fellow countryman Joe Siciliano in the boxing ring. After Butterbean day before already blew up the scale with more than 189 kg, it became clear that this fight one of the weightiest hard in boxing history would be at all. His opponent was with 147 kg weight also fight a real Super Heavyweight. A boxing match with two counterparties whose total weight was about 320 kg, it never existed in the United States. In the second of four rounds sent Eric Esch his opponent four times to the ground before the corner from Siciliano threw in the towel.

His son Brandon Esch, called " Babybean " is also increased in the boxing ring on 9 March 2007 for pro debut. However, he had already lost in the first round by KO Since then takes Butterbeans son only part of MMA fighting.

On November 7, 2007 Eric Esch should compete in a title fight in the super heavyweight against his fellow countryman Jimmy Ambriz at Xcess MMA, but he appeared for the official weigh-in on the eve in Hollywood not give up and was removed from the Fight Card, although Butterbean previously perceived interviews and photo opportunities.

Since 18 October 2008, the American television station radiates CMT reality show Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Wrestling Champion, in which Eric Esch competes as a prominent wrestlers against other American stars in professional wrestling. Under the direction of Hulk Hogan, who teaches two different celebrity team along with other professional wrestlers, will be held staged wrestling fights. Eric Esch was the first celebrity who was casted by Hulk Hogan and the transmitter CMT.