Butterbean's response after knocking out referee who 'got in way' is warning to Jake Paul

Gabriel Negreanu

Butterbean has sent a message to Jake Paul as he contemplates a return to boxing - and his attitude towards the sport should be warning enough to the young fighter. The heavyweight icon, real name Eric Esch, has admitted he is ready to come back to the ring to fight 'The Problem Child'. Before Paul defeated Mike Tyson by unanimous decision earlier in November, Butterbean revealed the reason he wanted to fight the 27-year-old - claiming he was "disrespectful". Speaking to Chris Van Vliet in 2023,