Jeff and Ben Horn have lost count of how many scraps they had in the bedroom they shared as kids. The only thing they know for sure is "each dog had their day".
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The problem was one of them usually wound up in tears, and the other found themselves in a world of trouble when parents Jeff Snr and Liza found out.
Those bedroom brawls toughened future world champion Jeff, who meets Anthony Mundine in what he hopes will be a changing of the guard for Australian boxing at Suncorp Stadium on Friday night.
Ben will again share the big stage with his older brother - only this time in a different capacity. He is swapping cornerman duties for a professional debut against Lachlan O’Shea.
Ben was in Jeff's corner when his brother stunned the world against Manny Pacquiao, and he was the first to embrace him in the ring following his first World Boxing Organisation title defence.
He was there belting a heavy bag as Jeff prepared for his bout with American sensation Terence Crawford inside Kevin Barry's Las Vegas gym in June.
And Ben has been there every step of the way since the 30-year-old former school teacher turned his attention to 'The Man'.
It is safe to say the Horn brothers have come a long way since they shared a room together in Brisbane's southwest suburb of Pallara, where Ben laughs they were "always scrapping".
"We weren’t the best at getting along as kids," Jeff laughed.
"We did play together a lot but then I suppose there was a lot of fights as well that we would have. I felt like the majority [were caused by] him, but he would probably say the opposite.
"I would always get in trouble for going that little too far and hurting him, I’d get in a little bit of trouble.
"He goes well [in boxing], he’s tough. That’s one thing he has got in spades, he can take shots and he can give them too. He’s got that come forward style where he can just keep banging on. He’s a tough boy.
"It’s good for him, I can’t believe he is getting his first fight, his debut, at Suncorp Stadium. It’s pretty crazy. Hopefully he can go all the way."
Ben finds the prospect of a debut on the big stage of Suncorp Stadium hard to fathom as well, but he is ready to take the leap.
After all, the carpenter says at 28 years old "it's time to move".
The pair prepared for their bouts the only way they know how to - by channelling their childhood and savaging each other for four rounds at the Stretton Boxing Club inside Glenn Rushton's sprawling mansion last week.
"We both started [boxing] at the same time, Jeffrey a little bit earlier than by six months or so. After that I was walking in and out of the gym," Ben said.
"The problem with me was I never stayed there like Jeffrey has, he’s always been so competitive whereas I was having fights and doing work and training.
"I was there when Jeff walked out to Manny Pacquiao and beat him, and the crowd was just unreal. I’m looking forward to it."
Ben has been soaking up every bit of the hype surrounding what is being billed as the biggest all-Australian fight ever - he even got a photo with Mundine at Wednesday's press conference.
"I just like the man. People have their opinions about him, but he is a great athlete and I don’t think he’s a bad bloke, but come Friday it’s game on," Ben said.
"You can be respectful outside the ring, I shook my opponent’s hand and looked him in the eyes, you be respectful. Come through those ropes and it’s going to be a different story for both of us."
