Eric Esch better known as Butterbean (@butterbeanboxer) is a professional boxer and mixed martial artist. He sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Atlanta, GA to talk about how Diamond Dallas Page and DDPY helped him get out of a wheelchair and lose over 200 pounds! He also discusses his legendary boxing career, being the "King Of The 4 Rounders", how he got the nickname "Butterbean", being invited to be part of Brawl for All in WWE, the vicious knockout to Bart Gunn, the invitation from Johnny Knoxville to knock him out on an episode of Jackass, why he never fought Mike Tyson during his prime, wanting one more fight before he retires, his mixed martial arts career and more. 👉 EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/cvv Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! 👉 And get 15% off MudWtr at http://mudwtr.com/cvv and use the code CVV15 00:00 Intro 00:26 How Diamond Dallas Page helped him lose 200+ pounds 01:00 Why was he in a wheelchair? 02:05 What was the biggest thing DDP worked on? 03:29 Preparing for another fight 05:26 Why didn’t he fight Mike Tyson? 06:05 What weight did he feel best at? 06:52 Why didn’t he fight Mike Tyson in the 90s? 07:41 Calling out Jake Paul for a fight 10:59 Not looking like a boxer 11:46 How does he feel now compared to before 14:36 At what age did he find boxing? 15:45 Did people try and pick fights with him? 16:52 Memories of the Brawl for All 20:12 Knocking out Johnny Knoxville 22:42 What’s the biggest lesson boxing has taught him 23:48 Does he learn more from a win or from a loss? 24:41 Meaningful fan interactions touching his heart 25:47 The origin of the name Butterbean 27:13 Working with WWF before Brawl For All 28:25 Did he want to be a pro wrestler? 28:58 Who is on his boxing Mount Rushmore? 30:07 Would he ever fight Floyd Mayweather? 31:24 Which knockout is he most proud of 32:24 Being confused with King Hippo from MIke Tyson's Punch Out 35:32 Would he do bare knuckle fighting? 36:50 3 Things Butterbean is grateful for Subscribe to http://youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet Subscribe to my podcast: https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.com Get awesome CVV t-shirts & merch: https://teespring.com/stores/chris-van-vliet Email me: cvv@chrisvanvliet.com Follow me on Instagram: http://instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Like me on Facebook: http://facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet #butterbean #boxing #jakepaul #miketyson