I think with the hype surrounding Haye moving up, people are feeling a little deflated by this opponent.

I believe they should have just said from the outset that there would be a durable American heavy who has fought a few people for World titles being brought in to assess how good Haye is at this moment in time.

In light of the above, Barrett is pretty reasonable.

He's fought the likes of Valeuv etc and therefore (Couser aside) he makes a good litmus test for now.