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Fighters react to Floyd Mayweather, John Gotti fight, massive brawl between camps: ‘This could get ugly’

Fighters and celebrities react to the melee that broke out during the recent Floyd Mayweather Vs. John Gotti III event.

Mayweather squared of against Gatti, the grandson of former New York mob boss, John Gatti, this past weekend in an exhibition bouts. Mayweather has competed in several exhibition contests in the past few years since his official retirement from professionally boxing. In the sixth round of the scheduled eight, referee Kenny Bayless would stop the fight citing the use of trash-talking and abusive language as the pair goaded and mocked each other.

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However, Gotti felt that his work wasn’t done, manoeuvring round Bayless and going at Mayweather, swinging several punches.