Claude is very big for his age. He has been teased about his size all his life, especially by Tom De Silva, the school champion of everything. Hes too slow to be good at running, football, soccer, swimming any sport. But then he meets Mario, a small, skinny boy, who is a wrestler. Mario sees Claudes potential and begins training him for an exhibition bout. Then Claude discovers something about his father, who has passed away something that links him with Mario and with a famous wrestler. Claude also discovers many things about himself as he comes to believe he must win the exhibition bout not only for himself, but also for his father.