'I would knock him out' - Mike Tyson called out for fight immediately after Jake Paul boxing match

Eric Esch wants to fight Mike Tyson and claims he would knock out the former world heavyweight boxing champion.

The 58-year-old retired boxer, kickboxer, mixed martial artist, and wrestler, whose nickname is Butterbean, is seeking a return to the ring, which is why he has called out ‘Iron Mike’. He has lost over 200 lbs over the last three years and now weighs 290 lbs.

Esch hopes to fight Tyson despite his fellow 58-year-old preparing to face Jake Paul on November 15. Butterbean believes that after recently seeing the New York native’s physique, he has what it takes to knock out Tyson.

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“He’s a bully. His chin would be right there for the taking. I would knock Mike Tyson out,” Esch told AL.com. “I saw Mike about three weeks ago, and he looked pregnant. I would knock him out. He has no chin. The problem with those who have lost to Tyson is they didn’t challenge him.”

Butterbean has also repeatedly called out Paul. “Hey Jake Paul, would you fight me for $2m [£1.5million]? Winner takes all,” he said on social media earlier this year. Then, in August, he shared a video of him hitting a heavy bag before speaking directly to Paul down the camera: “Jake Paul, what are you waiting on? Are we going to do this or what?”

Esch has also previously expressed that he does not believe Paul and Tyson will end up fighting. He claimed in a heated rant during a question-and-answer session at the Georgia Pop and Horror Con: “He and Tyson are never going to fight.

"This guy (Paul), everybody’s talking about him. But he’s never going to fight Tyson."