"When I was the up-and-comer and I fought the big names, it was really exciting for me to bump them off. But for some weird reason, I always looked forward to one day being the old dog and having some lion coming to bump me off.
"This is it, this is my time. I have made sure I have really done the work. I don't want to lose the fight for my pride.
"I hate losing. (Parker) is lucky in the sense that obviously he is younger but another advantage is he has been fighting more regularly.
"I have made up for that I feel with hard sparring, mainly with (son) Willis. I have done up to 80 rounds, which is a lot. I'm ready to fight. This is the second biggest fight in New Zealand boxing history after David Tua and Shane Cameron."
Meehan's last fight was a year ago when he ended Cameron's career in brutal fashion. A similar assault on Parker is planned by Meehan, who believes Parker is yet to be tested in the ring.
"He is a good, strong, young fighter and he has a few vulnerabilities that I see, that he will probably not have after five or so more fights.
"He is still learning and I aim to take advantage of that. It is going to be a good fight; no it's going to be an awesome fight."
Meehan has been quoted as saying his son Willis hits harder than Parker, which Meehan says was not meant to be disrespectful to Parker but is just how he sees it.
"I wasn't dishing (Parker). He is a good hitter, for sure he is."
