Personal disputes aside, John Gotti III describes his “surreal” experience fighting his idol Floyd Mayweather ahead of the highly anticipated rematch

If there was a word to describe the drama between Floyd Mayweather And John Gotti III that took place last year, it would be chaos. The tension built from the start as the two fighters began trading blows in the ring from the first bell. As expected, Floyd Mayweather took it easy through the rounds, toying with Gotti III and interspersing his bravado with biting verbal abuse. The situation came to a head when referee Kenny Bayless disqualified the 2-0 professional boxer midway through the sixth round for repeatedly grabbing Mayweather. Gotti, angered by the decision, shoved the referee and charged at Mayweather. Soon, acolytes from both camps stormed the stage and wreaked havoc.

Since the infamous fight, there has been a long-running dispute that was settled when Mayweather granted Gotti III’s request for a rematch on August 24 in Mexico City. Interestingly, as a spectator of the fight with no knowledge of combat sports, one would never have believed that John Gotti III idolized Floyd Mayweather since childhood. In an interview with TMZ, The grandson of former gangster John Gotti revealed what it was like to fight his idol “Money Mayweather” in June 2023.

Gotti III has a big reason to celebrate!

In his open confessionGotti III announced that he was arrested “unprepared” during the memorable fight against legendary boxer Floyd Mayweather. Since the New York native began his career as a mixed martial artist, he never imagined that he would ever face the 50-0 fighter in person.

“When we got in the ring, I thought, this is surreal. If you would have told me 11 years ago when I started my mixed martial arts journey that I would be fighting Floyd Mayweather… I say you are crazy.” Gotti III revealed.

Gotti further explained that the entire experience felt like a “video game”, because Mayweather is someone he has looked up to since he was a child.“It’s a guy I idolize as a fighter, you know, I’ve been a huge fan of Floyd my whole life, so it was really surreal,” he said.

He was fascinated by Floyd and couldn’t let go of his hands like he wanted to. “certainly” Mayweather, who had come that night with the intention of hurting him, had the upper hand.

However, the grandson of the former head of the Gambino family expects a different outcome to the rematch.

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This time, John will not let the big event of fighting Mayweather in the rematch get him down. He explained that he learned a lot from his last fight and the “Improvements” The actions he has taken since their last encounter will help him achieve victory against the legendary, undefeated fighter.

“I really believe I can win. The progress I have made from last year to today, mentally too, I am a completely new fighter,” Gotti explained in his exclusive interview with TMZ that the undefeated professional boxer Mayweather has fought six exhibition fights so far and won all of them.

He also revealed that he knows “what to expect” from the rematch and is “mentally prepared” for the boxing skills that an elite fighter like Mayweather would bring.

Would the rematch be another walk in the park for Mayweather? Or will Gotti III spring a major upset in the rematch? Let us know in the comments section below.