HBO are doing their best to talk up Areolae so they can get an American in a world title fight with a Klitschko but watching Larry and Manny talk after his last fight you get the sense they just couldn't make a serious case for it. Larry Merchant sort of danced round the idea of him fighting for the title but didn't actually say it should happen. And if Areolae beating a guy who'd already retired and was turning up for a paycheque qualifies him for a title shot then Haye beating Barret definitely qualifies Haye.