When Anthony Joshua made his professional debut against Emmanuel Leo in 2013, fresh from Olympic gold in London, the boxing world treated it like the start of a coronation.
At roughly the same time, a 16-year-old prankster from Ohio named Jake Paul was posting six-second Vine videos - chatting to pineapples in supermarkets and climbing into strangers’ shopping trolleys for a laugh.
More than a decade later, through wildly different routes, the pair have arrived at the same place.
This Friday, in Miami, they will share a ring in a professional heavyweight contest that still feels faintly unreal.
I’ve only ever watched ‘highlights’ of his fights, mostly because he wasn’t a pro and I expected him to lose … which he didn’t.
This time is different. It’s a pro-sanctioned fight and if the tale of the tape is any indication Jake will be lucky if he walks out of the ring.
I’ll happily watch it afterwards if I know Paul’s brain has been turned into soup. Otherwise, why bother?