Here are the answers Mosley-De La Hoya II gave us:

Both Oscar and Shane looked fast and sharp with their hands, but Shane's edge in hand speed was not as pronounced as it was the first time they met. It was actually Shane, and not Oscar, who moved less on his feet and relied more on his upper body movement to slip punches. Shane did concentrate more on Oscar's body than he did in their first fight, and, perhaps as a result, Oscar again faded down the stretch.

It was the kind of fight that could have ended in a draw. My scorecard read 116-112 (eight rounds to four) for Mosley. Ringside scores generally ranged from my count in favor of Mosley, to 115-113 (seven rounds to five) for De La Hoya.

Interestingly, it became apparent after the fight that those watching on television tended to favor De La Hoya. This may be because on TV it is easier to judge accuracy and subtle defensive moves, while in person it is easier to gauge a punch's force. Oscar apparently landed a great many more punches -- a very surprising fact to many of us watching ringside, where it seemed the punch output was more or less even. But Shane seemed to land the harder shots, especially with the right hand to the body.

It was that right to the body that was the difference in the fight on my scorecard. Shane started using it early and used it consistently. There were several rounds that were essentially even, but I felt Shane had the advantage as a result of those right-handed bodyshots.

The judges were unanimous on six rounds, which means that they disagreed on the six others. Of the rounds on which they agreed, four went to Shane, two to Oscar. In close fights, generally the fighter who wins more rounds decisively gets the decision. The harder-to-score rounds are usually more or less evenly divided, so the edge in decisive rounds often times determines the winner.

In this case, the rule held for the new junior middleweight champion of the world, Sugar Shane Mosley.

The 154-pound division is suddenly the hottest in boxing. If a rematch with De La Hoya proves difficult for Shane to land, there is always a tantalizing matchup with Fernando Vargas, or a sizzling superfight (at least for boxing fans) with welterweight champ Ricardo Mayorga, or a third encounter with two-time Mosley conqueror Vernon Forrest, or a title defense against top and much-avoided contender Winky Wright, or even a showdown with the biggest and baddest opponent in the weight neighborhood -- middleweight champ Bernard Hopkins. Felix Trinidad could always come back once his contract with Don King expires. And there are several other good contenders at 154, like J.C. Candello, Verno Phillips and Kassim Ouma.

Oscar, for his part, said he would retire if he lost to Mosley again. He has all the money in the world. He is young, good-looking, shows no signs yet of any ill-effects from a long amateur and professional boxing career. And with the exception of his first fight with Mosley, he has never lost decisively despite fighting the very best of his era. He has every reason to retire.

Of course, as selfish boxing fans, we hope that he remains active. Maybe he gives Shane another try. Maybe he talks Tito out of retirement. Maybe he calms down and realizes he lost a close fight.

If Oscar in fact launches an "investigation," let us hope that what is revealed is that Arum or perhaps De La Hoya's father, Joel, is actually prodding him to do it. Because if this "investigation" is Oscar's idea, the only thing that will come to light is that our Golden Boy is a spoiled sport.

Max Kellerman is a studio analyst for ESPN2's "Friday Night Fights" and the host of the show "Around The Horn."