FLOYD MAYWEATHER was hilariously trolled by WWE with a throwback to his 2008 crossover fight with The Big Show.
Money Mayweather has signed a deal to come out of retirement and fight YouTuber Logan Paul, 25, in an exhibition bout on February 20 with the pair set to cash in MILLIONS.
Floyd Mayweather fought The Big Show in 2008 in a crossover boutCredit: Getty – Contributor
The boxer broke the WWE star’s nose but the 7ft giant still taunted his punching powerCredit: Getty – Contributor
Logan Paul lost to KSI in his only pro boxing fight but will take on unbeaten MayweatherCredit: Getty Images – Getty
The 50-0 man previously dabbled in wrestling 12 years ago at WrestleMania 24 and was reportedly paid in the region of £15million.
And WWE were quick to poke fun at his ‘strange’ match-up with social media sensation Paul – who lost his only pro fight to British celeb and fellow YouTuber KSI, a bout that was promoted by Matchroom supremo Eddie Hearn.
Alongside an old picture of Mayweather being dwarfed by 7ft Big Show in the ring, the organisation tweeted: “This will no longer be the strangest fight @FloydMayweather will ever been in.”
Mayweather defeated Irish UFC star Conor McGregor in a huge boxing bout in 2017.
And he knocked out kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa during a New Year’s Eve exhibition in Tokyo two years ago.
The 43-year-old pound-for-pound boxing great had previously been taunted by Big Show for his lack of punching power – despite Mayweather busting his nose.
WWE legend Chris Jericho revealed the backstory on his Talk is Jericho podcast and said: “You can hit me and I’m fine.
“I’ll be fine, and I remember when Big Show had that with Floyd Mayweather.
“He told me Mayweather hit him and Mayweather broke his nose. And Show was like, ‘I’ve had my nose broken by less.'”
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Before the fight with Mayweather had been officially confirmed, Paul said in November that he was more than up for the challenge given his age, height and weight advantage.
He told TMZ: “Let me tell you this, if I caught Floyd in a real fight, street fight, whoop his a**e! No question.
“MMA? Octagon? Whoop his a**e!” The only place I think Floyd is safe obviously is the boxing ring, but to be honest, I don’t give a f**k! I don’t give a f**k!
“I would fight Floyd anytime, anywhere, any place. Doesn’t f*****g matter to me. I’m eight inches taller, I’m 40 pounds heavier, I’m half his age, I’m two times as hungry and ten times as smart.
“I’m used to beating up people weaker and shorter than he is. I grew up with Jake [Paul]!”
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Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
