Originally posted by koolruningz
If Mace and Anakin would have duelled then "the duel" loses some of its impact. First Mace cant win this because Anakin needs to advance the story, so if Anakin wins then Obi Wan really has no chance later on. Mace took out Jango in seconds, Obi Wan struggled. If Anakin took out the second most powerful Jedi by himself then you cant sell the Obi Wan and Anakin stalemate later on. The only possible way to take a character like Mace out was to have him double teamed by Palpatine and Anakin, it takes out a super-powerful Jedi master and puts the nail in Anakin's coffin as far as turning to the darkside.
Yes, but that already happened in the movie. Dooku manhandles Obi Wan, yet Anakin takes dwon Dooku easily after he uses his anger. So how can Dooku take out Obi Wan so easily, and yet Anakin can't? It is because Obi Wan knows every move and trick Anakin has, he trained him. So that point is irrelevant.