Floyd Mayweather now 47 years old continues to bolster his bank account through exhibition matches though these bouts do little to further his storied boxing Legacy in his latest outing a rematch against John Gotti thei third in Mexico Mayweather demonstrated the skills that once made him one of the greatest fighters of his generation he dominated the overmatched Gotti toying with his opponent throughout the fight although Mayweather repeatedly landed clean punches he never fully committed to finishing the fight instead opting to Showcase his technical prowess the exhibition which had no official winner would have been a shutout victory for Mayweather if it had been scored the bout wasn't without its tense moments during the second round the referee issued a warning to Mayweather for Landing punches to the back of Gotti's head a result of Gotti frequently lowering his head during exchanges facing John Gotti thei third in an exhibition match in Mexico this Sunday August 25th American Boxer Floyd Mayweather unhappy with the decision had the referee on the ring replaced during the second round nothing is denied to Floyd Money Mayweather not even the unthinkable the American boxing Legend facing his compatriot John Gotti theii at the arena cdmx in Mexico this Sunday August 25th had the referee on the ring replaced in the middle of the fight as the end of the second round was approaching Floyd Mayweather suddenly appeared irritated by a decision made by the referee the latter ruled that a hook thrown by the 47-year-old boxer was an inappropriate punch that made contact with the back of John Gotti III's head this decision enraged Floyd Mayweather who simply requested that the referee on the ring be replaced so that the fight could continue after a few moments of confusion the match resumed with a new referee much to everyone's surprise who remained on the ring until the end of the eighth and Final Round this led to God's coaches stepping into the ring to calm their fighter momentarily raising concerns that the chaos from their first encounter might repeat itself for the remainder of the bout May weather continued to outclass Gotti Landing three and four punch combinations while avoiding any significant retaliation Gotti struggled to mount an offence spending most of the fight in a defensive posture trying to survive all eight rounds there were brief moments when Mayweather seemed to apply more power behind his punches but he quickly eased off allowing Gotti to continue adding to the Oddity of the night there were issues with the round clock with some rounds extending beyond the two-minute Mark though this had little impact on the outcome after the final Bell Mayweather and Gotti shared a moment of sportsmanship seemingly putting their previous Bad Blood behind them following the fight Mayweather was joined in the ring by Mexican boxing Legend Julio Cesar Chavez who had been part of the broadcast team rumors had circulated about a potential exhibition between the two but Mayweather respectfully declined citing Chavez's legendary status and age as reasons why such a fight wouldn't be appropriate despite the lack of competitive stakes in these exhibitions Mayweather continues to draw large crowds as evidenced by the packed arena in Mexico it's clear that there remains a strong interest in seeing Mayweather in the ring even if the results are ultimately inconsequential