Im not a gotti fan, im a realist. A large, young, black guy attacking a smaller 60 year old guy is a punk move.
Gotti killing Castallano was a business move and a standard mafia occurrence.
After all these years, i still cant believe people inquire about toughness and street fighting when it comes to the mafia. it was NEVER about that. If some local tough guy who was " good with his hands" posed a problem to a mob guy, he would simply be shot. Pretty simple. You think they have time to care about some dumb ass street fight???
Name one boss that was a street fighter. They can care less about that. They use guys for muscle, they dont need to be " good with their hands". They need to be street smart, have an ability to make money, understand politics, and know when and when not to use violence.
Please dont mention Chin's or Scarfo's boxing careers.. i dont know of any golden glove championships or titles they have. Everyone was a boxer in the 1940's and 50's in inner city hoods.