FIGHTING FOR NORMALCY –
July 22, 2025 – Butterbean, the cult-hero boxer whose real name is Eric Esch, has come forward to reveal his past battles with sex addiction.
Speaking to the Mirror, the 58-year-old admitted his own weight problems, past rejections and sudden fame fueled his addiction in the 1990s and 2000s.
I’ve been married for a long time and I’ve always loved my wife, but that was something that I’ve always had trouble getting over,’ he told the Mirror.
‘Now, I’m good. I’m confident in myself now. I don’t have that problem. I’m a good boy now.’
Butterbean and wife Libby Esch have three children, including a pair of sons who have forayed into mixed martial arts, although both were well shy of the 400-or-so pounds the elder Esch fought at in his boxing days.
