Watch: Joe Rogan’s “Crazy” Reaction to Floyd Mayweather vs. John Gotti III Ugly Brawl

Floyd Mayweather Jr. has only recently been done with his exhibition bout against MMA fighter and grandson of former New York crime family John Gotti III. The fight was filled with its own turns and twists. Mayweather appeared quite playful as he toyed with Gotti in the opening rounds of the bout. Moreover, even the announcers started wondering if the fight would end.

Mayweather noticeably started to hold back soon most likely so that the fight won’t end too fast. Moreover, he even started to simply stand with his gloves teasing Gotti. However, Gotti was much more conservative and appeared to be fearful of his counterattack. Furthermore, at one point, things really started heating up as both fighters started trash-talking in the ring.

Mayweather being an expert in playing the role of the villain, somehow managed to have the whole audience screaming “Gotti” multiple times throughout the matchup. However, the referee was unable to separate the duo from a clinch. The referee who had seen enough waved following the 6th round. signaling a stop to the contest, which caused a lot of fans’ disapproval. After which things went out of hand and soon chaos ensued, and the whole ring was filled with people from both sides starting a brawl. Joe Rogan recently reviewed the clip along with comedian Ali Siddiq who appeared as a guest on his podcast.

Joe Rogan shares his reaction to the ugly brawl during Mayweather- Gotti

In the clip that is uploaded on PowerfulJRE, Joe Rogan shared his reaction to the bout. Rogan pointed out how Gotti was predominantly on the receiving end, facing the relentless assault of the greatest boxer in history. Joe then explained that Gotti then resorted to clinching and holding tactics later in the fight. Furthermore, he pointed out that you can use this move in MMA, however, the problem with Gotti was that he wasn’t letting Mayweather go. This might be because Gotti got hit in the face twice while using a clinch during the fight.

However, as Joe pointed out, the referee got tired of him defying his instruction and thus reached his limits. Rogan said, “So Kenny Bayless gets tired of him not listening and not letting go. And he pushes him off, and he says ‘That’s it I’m stopping the fight. That’s it you won’t listen to me, I am calling this fight.’” However, this was the final straw that broke the camel’s back. Gotti’s actions spiraled out of control, and he broke free from Bayless and launched punches at Mayweather. This, however, didn’t work as well for him as Mayweather skillfully countered one of his blows after which Gotti backed to his corner.

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The ring became a ‘battleground’, with additional altercations unfolding beyond its boundaries. Numerous cell phone recordings captured the scene, documenting fights and surprise attacks between various individuals. The sheer madness of it all is truly mind-boggling. Rogan described the situation accurately as he said, “It’s crazy”. What do you think about the situation? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

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