Floyd Mayweather and John Gotti III held their first presser for their exhibition rematch, which will take place on August 24.

Mayweather and Gotti faced off last year in a bout that ended in a brawl. Floyd was dominating the fight, leaving Gotti frustrated. However, the fight was marred by expletives, forcing the referee to respond by warning them. The boxers failed to heed the warning, and the fight was stopped.

Gotti then reacted by swinging at Mayweather, who was on the ropes. A brawl broke out between both camps, ending an event where there could have been serious injuries. Now, they will run things back with the aim of a conclusive result. The fight takes place at the Arena Ciudad de México in Mexico City.

Mayweather’s Quotes

“It’s kind of good to just showcase my talent and give people a glimpse of what I was doing when I was at the height of my career. When I was at the pinnacle of my career. Just being able to travel the world and put on shows, put on exhibition bouts and still sell out arenas is a great feeling.

“Last time I checked, I’ve beat more fighters that are in the Hall of Fame than any fighter in history and that’s truly a blessing. But [Gotti] is a tough competitor and I take my hat off to him. He wanna run it back, we can run it back twice, three times. It is what it is. I was born to be a fighter, I’m gonna die a fighter at the end of the day.

“If I was really taking abuse in the sport or I was getting battered then I don’t think I’d be doing exhibitions, but I was able to surround myself with smart individuals, that’s what makes me smart, because I want to surround myself with a smart team and I’ve made a lot of smart investments. So, am I doing this for the money? Absolutely not. I’m doing it because this is what I want to do.

Gotti Reacts

“I’ve been motivated and training the whole entire year. Since the last fight ended, I’ve been in the gym. I’ve been dwelling on this fight and obsessing about this fight. Like my father said, I’m a dweller. You get me once; shame on you. You get me twice; shame on me.

“Like Floyd said at the weigh-in, talk is cheap, and he’s absolutely right. Talk is cheap. So, I took that to heart, and may the best man win on August 24th. I’m ready for a war, and I mean that this time from the bottom of my heart. I’m ready for a fight.

“I think me and Floyd were having fun. We were fighting and bantering back and forth. That’s nothing unique to boxing, that’s part of the game. We were clinching a little bit. I think I did pretty decent job of not clinching.

“Obviously, he wanted to hurt me and knock me out. So, he’s not gonna snooker me again with this exhibition nonsense. He’s coming to knock me out again and I’m gonna try to knock him out this time, so that’s that.”