He got out boxed by a 60 year old Holmes, that should be your answer on if he was good. As long as he was fighting whomever he could drag out of the local trailer park, he was fine.
****, perhaps he catches Brian Neilsen, but anyone above club fighter is going to whoop Butterbean without much effort.
I can tell you how good his opponents were, this guy Kerry Biles turn up to fight Butterbean without a trainer. Was it on a large card? DLH v SSM 1 . Figure that one out. That said ,I met the Bean and his wife, got to see him entertain everyone in the dressing rooms of the Staple Center . Butterbean is a real fun guy.