World's Greatest Fighter: Best Legume
Catalog no. UB-400 · Unauthorized Biographies
Eric Esch got the name Butterbean when he went on a diet of chicken and butter beans to make the 400-pound limit for a Toughman contest. Then he won it. Five times. He went 77-10-4 as a pro boxer, mostly in four-round fights, which earned him the nickname King of the Four Rounders. He went ten rounds with a former heavyweight champion of the world, knocked a man out in 34 seconds at WrestleMania, and kept fighting well into his forties. He never pretended to be anything but a big, happy guy who loved to fight and loved a crowd. That's why we love him.
▸ What's on it
A photo mash-up: a big, bald, bearded, grinning fighter in a flexing crouch, fists clenched at his sides, wearing a can of Bush's Best Baby Butter Beans as a tank top, with the can's rim just above his knees and white socks and work boots underneath. The label says SINCE AUGUST 3, 1966.
- Unisex: Bella+Canvas 3001, soft 4.2 oz combed ring-spun cotton (heathers are a cotton/poly blend)
- Women's Relaxed: Bella+Canvas 6400, the same soft 4.2 oz weight in a relaxed women's cut
- Comfort Colors Streetwear: Comfort Colors 1717, thick 6.1 oz garment-dyed ring-spun cotton with a relaxed fit
- Printed direct-to-garment and made to order just for you
- Shhirts librarian label printed inside the neck (Comfort Colors Streetwear keeps its own tag)
