Men hailing from Yorkshire in the north of England have a famously close relationship with the unvarnished truth.
It came as no surprise, therefore, when teenage heavyweight Leo Atang opted to call a spade a shovel when it came to assessing Friday night's showdown between Anthony Joshua and Jake Paul in Miami.
Atang, 18, is in his first year as a professional after winning gold at the World Boxing U19 Championships in Colorado last year — an achievement that highlights a rare elite pedigree.
YouTube disruptor Paul will contest his 13th pro contest, backed by no such credentials, against former two-time unified heavyweight champion and 2012 Olympic gold medalist Joshua.
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Plenty were impressed by Paul's social media clips of him working the heavy bag during training camp, which is obviously the point. Atang, slightly wearily, offers a discerning take.
"People can look good on a bag. Bags don't hit back," he said.
Boxing under the same Matchroom banner as Joshua, Atang has been lumbered with the "next AJ" tag by promoter Eddie Hearn, and it's one that he wears as a youngster of outstanding potential.
So, with that in mind, what is the difference between someone who has boxed the best of the best and a fighter who has taken Paul's unconventional path?
"I'd say it's like [Cristiano] Ronaldo versus a Sunday League reserve," Atang replied.
"It's interesting. Everyone's going to watch it. People say they're not going to — of course they are.
"It's not going to push [Joshua] towards a world title or anything, but it's money. Money talks. So, go for it. Why not?"
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Atang himself might not be able to watch, as a little over 12 hours later he will step out for a third time in the paid ranks.
Following a pair of clinical one-round wins, the teenager takes a step into the unknown against fellow unbeaten fighter Babu Yusuf this Saturday. The Ugandan is one of several African fighters on the card on Matchroom's historic first fight night at Legon Sports Stadium in the Ghanaian capital Accra.
"Hopefully he can give me a test, he's undefeated, he's going to come for it," Atang said. "Anyone who's undefeated isn't going to go down with a tap. It's going to work in my favour if he comes for it.
"Of course you want rounds, but at the start of your career, you want to announce yourself. I feel like if I'd gone out there and had two points victories and got the rounds under my belt … yeah, it would have benefitted my boxing and my learning but you want to announce yourself and show everyone what you're about."
The brutal left hook that set up Atang's finish against Cristian Uwaka left him with a fractured hand, but he has been back punching at full force over recent weeks.
"Punching in the pros is different, you can feel it more. You feel like you can do more damage," he added.
After he tangles with a legitimate, elite and active heavyweight for the first time in his career, you sense Jake Paul might ruefully share Atang's sentiment.
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