Mayweather Gotti Purse (2025)

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What happened between John Gotti and Mayweather? ›

Mayweather and Gotti face off in an exhibition boxing on Aug. 24 in Mexico City. It's a rematch of a 2023 exhibition bout between the two that descended into chaos when referee Kenny Bayless halted the fight due to excessive trash talk between the two, causing a near brawl in the ring afterward.

Factoring in the percentages, Mayweather earned $25 million for the fight whereas Oscar De La Hoya ended up earning $52 million, the highest purse ever for a fighter at the time.

"We left because I felt it starting to get dangerous." Bayless later could be heard in a video during the ruckus explaining that he stopped the fight after both boxers ignored his warning about their use of profanity. No winner was declared.

Fight earnings

Mayweather was paid a guaranteed $25 million, which could have gone as high as $40 million depending on the pay per view numbers, and Ortiz was paid $2 million. Mayweather vs. Victor Ortiz generated buys from 1.25 million homes with a value of $78,440,000 in pay-per-view revenue.

Floyd Mayweather's exhibition fight against John Gotti III was marred in controversy after his victory prompted a mass brawl inside the ring. Referee Kenny Bayliss ended the contest after the sixth round – a decision which left Gotti raging and he continued to swing punches at the former world champion.

Mayweather Jr. won the contest by unanimous decision, with two judges scoring it 116–112 and the other 118–110. MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Floyd Mayweather Jr.

The Floyd Mayweather versus Manny Pacquiao fight is renowned as the most expensive bout in boxing history, with the two fighters sharing an estimated prize money of $250 million. Originally projected at $200 million, the purse saw Mayweather slated to receive $120 million, leaving the remainder for Pacquiao.

As of May 2022, Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s paycheck from his fight against Conor McGregor was the largest in boxing history, totaling 275 million U.S. dollars. Meanwhile, his opponent earned 100 million U.S. dollars from the fight, which was the fourth biggest paycheck of all time.

Pacquiao earned $15 million, including his share of PPV revenue, for his knockout of De La Hoya. With De La Hoya's retirement in 2008, Mayweather and Pacquiao became the biggest PPV stars and top earners in the sport. Pacquiao averaged 1.1 million PPV buys in the eight fights that followed his De La Hoya victory.

The climax came on December 11, 1990, when Gotti, alongside Gravano and Locascio, was apprehended during a raid on the Ravenite. This arrest was based on a slew of charges ranging from racketeering, murder conspiracies, tax evasion, to bribery. His involvement in multiple murders added to his infamy.

What happened to the boxer who attacked the referee? ›

A Croatian boxer was handed a permanent suspension from boxing in 2014 after brutally attacking a referee at a European Youth Boxing Championship event.

John Gotti III, grandson of legendary John Gotti, has etched his own path in the world of combat sports.

In round four, as he trapped Mayweather up against the ropes, Ortiz leapt off his feet and headbutted 'TBE' in the face. The blatant foul led to an immediate point deduction from referee Joe Cortez.

In reality they both made far more once pay-per-view profits were tallied. In the end Mayweather reportedly earned around $300m in total from the fight, while McGregor earned around $100m.

“Before he fought me he was fighting on HBO making $1million, $2million a fight,” De La Hoya told talkSPORT. “After he fought me he was starting to make $20million, $25million – it was a big jump for him, beating the 'Golden Boy'.

He was formally acclaimed as the new boss of the Gambino family at a meeting of 20 capos held on January 15, 1986. Gotti appointed Frank DeCicco as underboss and promoted Angelo Ruggiero and Sammy Gravano to capo.

He retired with an undefeated record and won 15 major world championships from super featherweight to light middleweight.

In his prime he wanted all the smoke and fought with everyone. As he got older and went up to higher weight classes, he was more careful with picking his opponents, but he still fought with a LOT of high level boxers.

Gotti III is the grandson of John Gotti, known as 'The Teflon Don'. He is the former head of the Gambino crime family, one of the biggest names in the world when it comes to mafia activity.