With Richardson's guidance and wisdom, Shane was able to turn back the clock, and prove that there was no power shortage during the tornado that was in the ring with him at The Staples Center. It is now apparent that Shane Mosley belongs in the top 10 P4P rankings, and is now ruler of the welterweight division. For Antonio Margarito, this night proved to be the worse of his career. Aside from the illegal hand wrapping controversy and loosing out on more than twice the money he would of got for fighting Paul Williams, Margarito will now be considered by many to be "overrated". Which is just, if you look at his losses. All of his defeats were to opponents with decent boxing skills. Paul Williams and Daniel Santos were able to outbox the plotting Margarito, Rodney Jones (Poor man's Paul Williams) did the same early in Tony's career, and Miguel Cotto was doing that until he ran out of gas. Now Shane Mosley introduced that with persistence you can even slug smartly with Antonio. Margarito now finds himself with only one option, instead of the many he had before the Mosley fight, and may never get back to the spot he so briefly held as the kingpin of the welterweight division.

With that being said, let us not take away from the legendary performance of "Sugar" Shane Mosley. He knocked out a man who many of the experts thought to be "unknockoutable". Mosley now sits atop the welterweight rankings with many different options and lucrative paydays, and to think, many of us thought it might be the last time we would see Shane Mosley in his glorious career. The debatable question now remains, What's next for Shane Mosley? Here are his top 5 options.

List Of Possible Opponents

1) Shane Mosley vs Floyd Mayweather: This fight would be 10 years in the making. It was Mosley who supposedly "ducked" Mayweather at lightweight for money reasons. Then it was Floyd who supposedly "ducked" Mosley after P.B.F's victory over Oscar De La Hoya for the same reasons. The fight between the two provides many great story lines. Floyd coming out of retirement in attempt to regain his title of the best P4P fighter in the game and Mosley proving that he was better than Floyd all along. Also, can you imagine if Jack Mosley trained Shane and Flyod Sr trained Mayweather? That would be one hell of a 24/7 series.

2) Manny Pacquiao vs Shane Mosley: This fight might make the most sense. Manny destroyed Oscar, and Shane beat the "Golden Boy" twice. Mosley and Pac-man both have speed and power, and would also be a P4P showdown that guarantees fireworks. If Pacquaio can beat Hatton, Mosley might be next.

3) Shane Mosley vs Paul Williams: The last two men to beat Margarito battle for welterweight supremacy. Williams has a small claim to say Mosley got his sloppy seconds. Mosley can say he was able to do what Williams couldn't, beat Margo at his own game. Mosley has gone on record saying he wouldn't mind facing the "most feared" man in boxing. If Williams were to dominate Winky Wright, it could provide Mosley a chance to clear his two losses to Wright.

4) Shane Mosley vs Miguel Cotto 2: In their first fight Cotto escaped with a narrow victory. The fight was highly entertaining and warrants a rematch. If Cotto is able to right the wrong against Margarito in June, the chances of this fight will double.

5) Shane Mosley vs Andre Berto: The ultimate boxing cliché, the cagy veteran vs the climbing hungry prospect. This title unification would put Shane against an opponent who mirrors his younger self. Remember this fight almost happened when Margarito almost left Mosley at the fight alter in December.

*Jabs* (More Possibilities) Rematch with Margarito, even though there has been no cry for one yet by team Margarito. The other is Shane Mosley vs Josh Clottey. Top Rank is already planning on a tournament that involves Mosley, Clottey, Margarito, and Cotto. Winners would face each other in December for a big showdown.

The fate of Shane Mosley somewhat comes down to us as fight fans. My question to the site, is who would you like to see Mosley fight next? -BH-