{"id":1138009,"date":"2020-04-10T18:14:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T22:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/?p=1138009"},"modified":"2020-04-21T21:40:46","modified_gmt":"2020-04-22T01:40:46","slug":"what-happened-to-former-pro-boxer-butterbean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/news\/what-happened-to-former-pro-boxer-butterbean\/","title":{"rendered":"What Happened to Former Pro Boxer Butterbean?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Former professional boxer Eric Esch, better known to the world as Butterbean, was once one of the most recognizable fighters on the planet. Weighing in at more than 400 pounds with a personality that matched his size, Butterbean became a popular attraction despite never being considered a top heavyweight contender. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Throughout his career, you could find Butterbean everywhere. He made his name in Toughman contests, moved into pro boxing and became a star. He once appeared at WWE WrestleMania<\/a>. He appeared on The Tonight Show<\/em> a number of times. He was featured in 15 different video games. He appeared in one of the Jackass<\/em> films alongside Johnny Knoxville. If the paycheck was right, Butterbean was always ready to cash in. So what’s Eric Esch up to these days?<\/p>\n\n\n\nHow did Eric Esch get the nickname ‘Butterbean’?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n