When Don King promises a boxer a shot at a world title, they are just as likely to end up on the scrap heap as in the square ring.
In the case of former Sydney garbage collector Kali Meehan, it appears the flamboyant promoter has kept his word.
After seven cancelled fights, two inactive years and one outrageous home-town decision, Kali "Mean Hands" Meehan has a genuine shot at becoming the heavyweight champion of the world.
At King's prompting, the World Boxing Association has ordered that Meehan must fight Russian giant Ruslan Chagaev in an interim championship bout.
Should the Central Coast slugger prevail, he then has a shot at the winner of the bout between newly crowned WBA champion David Haye and challenger John Ruiz for the belt.
The development means an Aussie is just two good right hands away from being the biggest thing in boxing.
"I really believe this is what God put me on the earth to do," Meehan told The Sun-Herald. "I really do believe that.
"Once I get that crack, nothing's going to stop me. I could fight 10 people at the same time, it won't matter. It's been that long that it's only going to drive me that much harder.
"I'm doing this for my wife, my kids and my trainer, Mark Janssen, who is the best-kept secret in Australian boxing."
It has been an agonising wait for Meehan. The 39-year-old last fought a serious bout in October 2007, when he upset American DaVarryl Williamson in a stunning TKO.
Since then, seven planned fights have fallen through, including a fight with former two-time WBA heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev.