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The former boxing champion known as Butterbean announced Sunday that he returned for “one more fight” as part of a campaign with Lucky Energy, and called Jake Paul.
Butterbean, whose real name is Eric Eger, is 58 years old, but that did not seem to be a problem in the announcement he was. The clip showed that the former boxer got up from his wheelchair to call Paul.
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Eric “Butterbean” Esch celebrates winning his fight with a fall in the first round. (John Walton/Empics through Getty Images)
“There is only one fighter who wants to fight against the bald retired. Jake Paul, I’m going for you,” he said in the commercial he published to Instagram. “… I want to fight Jake Paul because the damn mouth runs too much.”
The commercial also took an opportunity in Paul Brothers’s energy drink, Prime, who is an important sponsor in WWE since Logan Paul competes as a fighter there.
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Jake Paul, on the right, throws a blow to Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. during his cruise weight boxing match on Saturday, June 28, 2025 in Anaheim, California. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)
Butterbean, 58, was the world’s heavyweight champion during his career and won the Super Heavy Weight Championship of MMA Elite-1 when he tried his hand in mixed martial arts. He had 77-10 as a boxer and 17-10 as MMA’s fighter.
After hanging the gloves, Butterbean dealt with chronic pain that hindered his mobility and put it in a wheelchair for about nine years. He worked with the WWE “Diamond” legend of the Dallas Page Yoga program to recover his ability to stand up and walk.
Jake Paul’s fight against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on June 28, 2025 was the first from the show with Mike Tyson. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)
Paul has taken the world of assault boxing since he began his foray into sport. He defeated Julio César Chávez by unanimous decision. It was his first fight from the show with Mike Tyson.
