‘Don’t Break the Bone’- Big Show Recalls His Size Difference With Floyd Mayweather During WrestleMania Build-Up

The memory of the iconic Floyd Mayweather vs Big Show fight from 2008 is still fresh in the fans’ memories. Almost two decades later, Big Show just shared an interesting fact about it.

In April, WWE superstar Big Show, a.k.a Paul Wight, appeared on Chris Van Vliet’s podcast to talk about his life, weight loss, and glorious wrestling career. During the interview, their conversation shifted toward Big Show’s iconic match with boxing legend Floyd Mayweather.

“When we were doing that, we were trying to talk to Floyd. There was such a size difference. They’re like,’ How do we make this believable?'” recalled Big Show. “I said, ‘It’s easy. I’ll get on one knee because I’m so big and arrogant. I said, ‘I’m just, I’ll break my nose. Floyd’s a pro. So don’t break the bone. Just give me a little tap.'”

Amid the many technical details behind every WWE match, Big Show explained that their biggest challenge was making the fight believable despite the massive size difference between them. So, the ex-500-pounder came up with the plan.

Mayweather was 5’8″, 150-160 lbs, whereas Big Show was the biggest wrestler at that time, standing at 7’0″, 441 lbs. He explained that it was a tactic devised to make their feud look believable and build anticipation among fans, where Big Show mocked Mayweather and, in turn, got hit by him.