WBA super middleweight champion Callum Smith believes Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez never wanted to fight him.

Smith, along with WBO super middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders, were the frontrunners to face Canelo on May 2, as part of Cinco De Mayo weekend.

It appears the person to face Canelo is likely going to be Saunders, who is trained by Ben Davison.

Canelo's last fight took place at the light heavyweight limit of 175. He moved up by two weight divisions to score a knockout of Sergey Kovalev for the WBO world title in November of 2019.

After winning the belt, Canelo vacated the title and discussed a plan to drop down to the super middleweight limit.

Smith says Canelo's handlers made him a single offer and then never came back with a counter.

On the other hand, Smith says the same offer was made to Saunders, who also rejected the presented terms, but then Canelo's handlers continued to negotiate with Saunders for several weeks. 

"They made me an offer which I believe was too low. I said no. Billy Joe said no to the same offer. I thought we'd start negotiating and we'd have some back-and-forth. But that was it. He made one offer then went to social media saying that I didn't want the fight," Smith told Sky Sports.

"Good luck to Billy Joe, I hope he goes out and does it. But I don't think they ever really wanted me anyway. They were just covering their own backs. They made one offer, it was the first and last I heard. They have been negotiating with Billy Joe for the past few weeks. I don't believe it was close to being done.

"I'm disappointed. It wasn't a fight I ever believed that I'd get but, to get an official offer, you start thinking of ways to beat him. It was a fight I wanted but good luck to Billy Joe. We're both world champions but I'm No 1 in the divisions. Billy Joe is a good fighter who has paid his dues. I believe that I'm the tougher fight for Canelo but we're both world champions, so we're both tough for him."