Eric “Butterbean” Esch in an online interview with Ariel Helwani, in which the topic of his weight and appearance was brought up, and how it affected the freak show fighting icon as he came of age, with the brutal slugger speaking on it, with the following statements.
“I was always bullied as a kid. Don’t ever judge a book by its cover. I was always a big kid, but if you notice when I’m fighting, I’m very fast. I had a killer knockout punch with either hand. I knocked as many out with the left as I did with the right.