It is a scene familiar to journalists who attend Ghanaian boxer Isaac Dogboe's events and press conferences: In the background, always, is his father, and trainer, Paul.
Sometimes he's stopping interviews to whisper something in his son's ear, sometimes he's simply there to encourage Isaac, to help him find the words to complete his sentences.
When he is on the road, Paul is there too, sometimes in a car, following slowly along as his son takes his early morning run.
This weekend, the pair will take their father and son act onto the world stage, at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia on Saturday night, as Isaac attempts to wrest the World Boxing Organisation junior featherweight title from Jessie Magdaleno.
Isaac Dogboe's career has been a close-knit family affair, and that combination has resulted in 18 wins out of 18 bouts, with 12 knockouts.
While Paul Dogboe, himself a former amateur boxer, dictates affairs from the corner, Isaac will attempt to snatch the world title from Magdaleno in a fight featuring two undefeated boxers.
The build-up to the fight has been fairly low-key in Ghana, but the significance of the bout is not lost on the duo, especially after Paul recently landed in hot water due to comment's he'd made about Magdaleno.
"A world title is basically the highest prize in boxing. Ghana has not had one in a long time and I am determined to change that," Isaac Dogboe, an Olympian at the 2012 Games in London, tells KweséESPN.
"In [my] last fight at home, the Bukom Arena [in Accra] was overflowing. The love for the sport here is deep and I want to be able to give back to them on Saturday.
"Magdaleno is a great fighter but I am going to take him down," he states.
Paul Dogboe goes a step further, claiming Saturday will be the day his son stakes his claim as the long-term Ghanaian boxing successor to the legendary Azumah Nelson.
"Magdaleno is going down that's all I can say. Isaac is too hungry for this fight. We are going to see Azumah Nelson reborn," the patriarch says.
WBC Hall of Famer Azumah is the gold standard for Ghanaian boxers, but others like Ike Quartey and Joshua Clottey have held their own with distinction in the ring.
They are part of a long line of Ghanaian boxers who have stepped on American soil and re-affirmed Ghana's status as a true boxing base on the African continent. For Dogboe, however, this will be his introduction to the American boxing public.
"Fighting on ESPN with the world watching will be great," the 23-year-old says. "It is an opportunity to put ourselves out there. It cannot get any better. It is as good as it gets.
"We are stepping into new territory right now and the brand is reaching the level we want it to in future."
"This is the first time he will be on ESPN and that's huge, that's big," Paul adds. "This is what we wanted because now on a huge network, people will see who Isaac is, how good he is.
"We are ready to take this title and move up. It's a great opportunity and we can't wait."
To make the opportunity count, Dogboe acknowledges he will be facing a man who knows his craft. Magdaleno is undefeated too, and Dogboe says, "I have to dig deeper than ever to win."
Yet father and son seem to be thinking beyond Saturday.
"The WBO organisation is prestigious and the title is a title that means a lot that has a lot of value," Isaac says "This is the biggest thing and one that means a lot to Ghana.
"If I win this title, it will help me unify the division. I believe in 'no risk, no reward'. I want to fight the best boxers."
Paul Dogboe then cuts in with one last comment, easily ignoring South African Francois Botha's fight in 1999, and makes a grand declaration of intent: "Isaac Dogboe will become the first pay-per-view star to come out of Africa."