Butterbean makes new ‘winner takes all’ fight offer to Jake Paul after epic weight transformation
Boxing icon Butterbean has made a new offer to Jake Paul for a huge showdown.
The heavyweight legend became one of the most popular faces in the sport during his 19-year career, where fans were fascinated by his physique and power.
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Since retiring, Eric Esch has lost a remarkable 200lbs in weight to make a remarkable transformation before calling out YouTube star Jake Paul in a surprise plan for a comeback fight.
Esch has surprisingly reiterated his offer two years later from his original call-out in 2022, in a social media video.
He shouted on : "Hey Jake Paul, would you fight me for $2m [£1.5million]? Winner takes all.”
Paul has not responded to the American heavyweight, only addressing his call-out when making a claim he would beat him in a doughnut-eating competition.
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The 'Problem Child' is expected to pile on weight again to reach the 230lb mark for his upcoming showdown with legend Mike Tyson.
This would bridge any surprising gap to Esch, but a showdown remains unlikely with the icon's physical condition for fighting still unknown.
It would likely need to be a more lucrative offer for Paul to accept too, and it is not likely it would sanctioned as a professional fight.
Esch was also notorious as the 'King of the 4 Rounders' and would likely not return in any traditional eight-round exhibition format.
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He has even called out Paul's next opponent Tyson, so could well be an option for the winner of the clash.
Paul has been busy in 2024 in the boxing world, and recently defeated ex-MMA fighter Mike Perry.
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After facing Tyson, it is likely he wants to try and take the sport more seriously with his ambition of becoming an unlikely world champion still on his mind.
Having piled on weight, the YouTube star is surprisingly keen to even step up to take on certain heavyweights at points in his career.
And he believes that his power is enough to match some of the sport's big hitters including Tyson.
Throwback to when cult hero Butterbean knocked down legendary boxer Larry Holmes but still lost the fight
He said: "I know I will be able to [match the power]. I'm a natural born heavyweight, this is what I was born to do.
"Move up into this weight class and show Mike who has more power because he is underestimating me and I believe I hit harder.
"I know it's going to be tough, I know I'm going to have to fight through adversity, I know I might even go to the canvas, I'm scared don't get me wrong.
"But it's not about the fear stopping me, it's about going into it even though I am scared - that is what true bravery is."
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