move up within the mob?


Ok some of u will say "looks" has nothing to do with it ie Chicken man Testa/ his underboss were not the best looking fellas. fat Joey Massino was a whale.... Etc

But hear me out, we are all visual creatures. Gotti was just another street tough... Like many. He wasn't a huge earner in terms of construction rackets/ garment/ waste etc but made his money from drugs as a capo & loan sharking/ mostly blue collar crimes... Wasn't a big hitter himself. Yet every wiseguy who met him seemed to be mesmerised by his good looks/ personality all the way from when he was a soldier to capo to boss

And people wanted to be in his company. He was a very popular guy, similar to when your in high school everyone wants to be friends with the tough good looking guy in class who can fight/ and pick up chicks

Nobody wants to hang out with the ugly loser (generally)

And that made people listen to him. And as proven later on he was a terrible boss. Yet he had everyone fawning at his feet along the way (albeit some enemies)

Sammy was very impressed with Gotti when he met him & continued to be throughout their relationship...

Scarfo according to Leonetti also was very impressed with Gotti. It's no different to walking into my car dealership, the woman have to be pretty & guys well presented

The chief exec likes to put on a suit BETTER than everyone else that spells "authority".