By Carlos Boogs

Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya believes welterweight contender Errol Spence is one of the best up and coming fighters in the sport - and he would love to have the United States Olympian sign with his company.

Spence (21-0, 18 KOs) is scheduled to face IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (36-1, 25 KOs) in a mandatory fight on a date in May.

According to Brook's promoter, Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport, the date is likely to fall on May 27 in the champion's hometown of Sheffield.

De La Hoya believes Spence - if promoted and marketed right - could be the second coming of Hall of Fame great Sugar Ray Leonard.

As far as the upcoming fight, De La Hoya predicts a career defining performance by Spence. He says the undefeated fighter will wipe Brook out in a showcase victory.

The odds of De La Hoya working with Spence is very unlikely.  Spence is advised by boxing power broker Al Haymon and fights under the Premier Boxing Champions banner. Last month, Haymon and PBC secured a very important legal victory when a judge dismissed a lawsuit that was filed against them by De La Hoya and his company.  

There was a time when the majority of Haymon's fighters were being handled by Golden Boy. That relationship came to an end in early 2015, when Haymon reached a deal with Golden Boy to part ways. Haymon left with his entire stable and ultimately formed the PBC brand.

Despite the past bad blood with Spence's management, De La Hoya would love to get the opportunity to promote him. 

"I would build [Spence] into a Sugar Ray Leonard. He's the type of fighter who wants to fight the best, he believes in himself. He's young, he's a good looking kid. He's a fighter that I would love to promote," De La Hoya told the Sweet Scientists show on SiriusXM Rush 93.

"I believe that he destroys Kell Brook. That's how good he is. But imagine if Errol Spence and the Golden Boy were together - oh man!"