straight-up

That’s not to say that the direction will be straight up.

In August, Most Valuable Promotions CEO Nakisa Bardian, who set up MVP with 28-year-old Paul, said they "would pursue a straight up professional fight" - when asked about the possibility of the Joshua fight happening while Hearn has reiterated Joshua wouldn't consider an exhibition bout.

We watched in amazement as the 220-ton obelisk was silently lifted straight up off its pedestal.

"It came from nowhere and shot straight up the charts. The vice-president of marketing in the States said it's the fastest single they've had in four years."

We want to do more but it takes steps and I think it's important to understand that after wins, we are not straight up in one direction and after we lose it's in another direction.