Originally posted by Rampant ox
That fight has little to do with what we are talking about. The outcome coud have been that Mace won because he was influenced by both sides of the force. Or Sids could have faked defeat because he seemed to have a lot more sith lightning in reserve.
Damnit!
Sidious didn't fake getting overpowered by Mace in Lightsaber combat.
That was CONFIRMED by GL. Nor was Sidious able to lob Mace out of the window with his Lightning. Sidious needed Anakins assistance to defeat Mace.
If it had not been for Anakin, the Dark Lord would be DEAD!