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<p>Jwoodard: /* Career Overview */Fixed malapropism.</p> <hr /> <div>[[file:IBA Super Heavyweight Title.jpg|left|200px|Eric Esch]]<br /> &lt;boxer&gt;014536&lt;/boxer&gt;<br /> '''Trainer''': [[Murray Sutherland]]&lt;br&gt; <br /> '''Manager''': [[Art Dore]]<br /> <br /> '''[[:Category:Eric (Butterbean) Esch Gallery|Eric (Butterbean) Esch Gallery]]'''<br /> <br /> ==Career Overview==<br /> <br /> '''Eric (Butterbean) Esch''' is a colorful heavyweight fighter known as ''The King of the Four Rounders''.<br /> <br /> Esch made his mark as a ''Toughman Champion'', winning no less then 5-Toughman Titles. After reportedly compiling a toughman record of 47-5 (36 knockouts), Esch made his professional boxing debut. <br /> <br /> Esch ran up an impressive string of wins, mostly by knockout before being stopped in two rounds by club-fighter [[Mitchell Rose]]. The Butterbean took the loss with a shrug of his 350 pound shoulders, and went on the road, barnstorming around the United States.<br /> <br /> Esch won 51 consecutive matches, with his best win over [[Peter McNeeley]].<br /> After losing to a nondescript heavyweight, Esch fought his first 10 rounder; losing a decision to former world heavyweight champion [[Larry Holmes]].<br /> <br /> As a sidelight, Butterbean has also competed in mixed matches. He knocked out professional wrestlers Bart Gunn and [[Marc Mero]] in ''Wrestle Mania'', &quot;Shoot-fighting matches&quot;.<br /> <br /> Esch fought in Japan's ''K-1'' kickboxing matches and went 1-5. However, in <br /> ''Mixed Martial Arts'', the Butterbean has earned a modest 9-3-1(4 knockouts) log.<br /> <br /> Recent talk has Butterbean meeting former heavyweight king [[Mike Tyson]] in Tyson's ''World Exhibition Tour''.<br /> <br /> The ''Bean'' established himself as a ''Mixed Martial Arts'' contender by scoring an impressive 1st round knockout over highly regarded ''PRIDE'' fighter, James Thompson, on February 10, 2007 at the ''CR 20-Born 2 Fight'' promotion. <br /> <br /> Source: http://www.sherdog.com/<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> *Also competed in MMA [http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?FighterID=9394]<br /> * 40-second [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fIhH4c7jt8 Video]<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Esch, Eric (Butterbean)}}<br /> [[Category:Over 300 lbs.]]<br /> [[Category:Boxers who have participated in Mixed martial arts]]</div>

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