It could not have been much more of a symbolic gesture.
At the legendary Tszyu Boxing Academy on Thursday, the brightest up and coming star of Australian boxing Tim Tszyu was there to announce his latest fight.
Sitting there next to him was his father, the great Kostya Tszyu, back in Australia for the first time since Tim's professional debut three years ago.
The Rockdale gym was the place where Tszyu senior was built into not just a world champion but the undisputed unified light welterweight champion of the world.
And it is the place where Tszyu junior will hope can set him on his own road to greatness. But the next bump in the road is a dangerous one.
It will be a St George-Sutherland Shire derby at the International Convention Centre Sydney on December 6 when Rockdale fighter Tszyu takes on Cronulla's Jack Brubaker.
While Tszyu will have his legendary father in his corner, Brubaker has signed up a legendary figure of his own.
As revealed in the Leader, former three weight division world champion Jeff Fenech has joined Team Brubaker as head coach and trainer.
There was plenty of mutual respect at the announcement, with Kostya Tszyu sounding a word of warning for his son.
It was in his 20th professional fight that Tszyu suffered his first professional defeat to Vince Phillips in Atlantic City in 1997. And while Tszyu is not expecting an upset between Brubaker and his son, he said it was the perfect lesson for Tim to learn.
"[Phillips] gave me a great lesson which helped me achieve my goal, to become undisputed champion of the world. It was because of him," he said.
"One time a few years [ago] we saw each other I said 'Vince, thank you very much for that lesson'. He said 'are you sure you're saying that right?' I said 'yes. Because if you did not beat me that badly that time I would never receive that big experience and lesson'. Otherwise I would never have changed my attitude towards sport.
"[Before] that fight I was a professional boxer but never a professional athlete. Since then I became a professional athlete. Everything I did in life was for one thing, to become a champion, to be the best. That's something I want to teach my son. I think he's doing very well [but] every step is hard. Every fighter is willing to beat you. And you have to be the best. I'm proud of what he's done already.
"Of course [I'm not expecting an upset]. This was a lesson for me. And I hope he's going to listen and see what can happen if you're not going to train properly. There's no shortcuts in our sport. You have to sacrifice if you are to achieve something. Early morning get up, disciplined in what you eat, how you live, what you do.
"And what I see from [Tim], we have a great relationship between us even though I don't live here anymore. But we are very, very close. Everything he needs from me from my experience he'll get it.
"I always respect all the fighters I fought. That's what I've taught my son as well, to never underestimate anyone. Because they can give you surprises."
