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WBA super middleweight champion Callum Smith believes that his style and physical qualities would create a lot of problems for Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.
Canelo, who holds the WBA's "regular" title at 168-pounds, is slated to return on Cinco De Mayo weekend in May.
No opponent has been finalized as of yet, but Smith and WBO super middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders are in the running. Talks to make a fight with Japanese star Ryota Murata have reportedly fallen apart.
Smith si hoping to get selected by Canelo, but at the same time he's not holding his breath on the opportunity.
Canelo last fought at light heavyweight, where he knocked out Sergey Kovalev to capture the WBO world title. He is expected to fight again at super middleweight for his upcoming return.
"I think everyone is just waiting to see who he picks," Smith told Soccer AM.
"If it is me, I would be happy. If not, I'm in a good division, there's a lot of big fights out there for me, outside 'Canelo' Alvarez, so I'm in a good position. It's just sitting and waiting and hopefully we can get one of the big names sorted.
"Styles make fights. I think I'm a bit of a bad fight for him. I'm 6ft 3in, I'm a lot bigger than him, I can punch. Style-wise, I'm not ideal to fight, but I'm not taking anything away from 'Canelo' Alvarez, he's a special fighter and he's one of the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world for a reason.
"I wouldn't say he's avoided me. I just think there's a big list of opponents who want to fight him, so he's got the choice of many, and he picks who he wants to fight. Whoever gets the job, takes it."