Originally posted by DARTH POWER
Apart from the fact that this didn't happen in the film, I've never bought the idea that this even means he couldn't fight them. Mace himself thinks of Sidious as a "Blur" in that fight."Your eyes can deceive you. Don't trust them" (Ben Kenobi ANH)
Alright, thanks for clarifying that. It makes the whole Yoda=Dooku=Obiwan=Anakin<Mace=Yoda=Sidious>Fisto, Tiin, Kolar speed contradiction make sense.