Plo wins the first round due to being a better duelist primarily, and secondly because he's powerful enough himself to prevent himself from being overwhelmed.
Team definitely wins the second round, they're both better duelists than Malgus, and Fisto in particular is a very fast fighter. They have good synergy from working together frequently. Even if Malgus removed Fisto from the equation with telekinesis/lightning, he'd still lose to Koon, and he certainly isn't beating them both in a duel.
That's an impressive accolade but it doesn't outstrip Koon's dueling feats or elevate Malgus to Koon's level, and RotE era had better duelists than Malgus' time. Koon's duels with Ventress and Savage respectively, and being held in high regard by Darth Maul alongside Mace Windu, should place him comfortably above Malgus as a duelist IMO.
Malgus hasn't ever dominated anyone in the Force as powerful as Koon, who has some decent feats like mind tricking 20 people and collapsing a fair portion of a cave without too much effort, and collapsing a canyon alongside Jinn and Tholme. I mean, even if Malgus was able to throw Koon around somewhat I doubt it'd be more pertinent than Koon's edge in sabers, which is primarily how Malgus' fights begin and end.
Koon lost to Savage. So I'm not sure how that puts him above Malgus. And his Ventress feat is impressive, but probably just a low feat for her. Era bias and Maul's opinions don't impress me.
I'm pretty sure he has. Malgus Force pwned a Jedi who collapsed two large buildings on top of him, after he'd held up the rubble of them and blown them away. He has tossed around Satele and Aryn Leneer, both of whom I consider above Koon with the Force, plus Zallow too. After his amp he easily overpowered Aryn with the Force. He also Force pwned Adraas. So no, he doesn't really end most of his fights in a straight duel. He also overloaded a squadron of fighters with a Force Scream. His lightning burned a hole through a very powerful Jedi's chest even while overpowering his lightsaber defense and has killed 3 Jedi at once with a burst of it.
Originally posted by NephthysHe lost to Savage because his mask was ripped off, not through technical skill. He dueled evenly with Savage for the most part. It isn't a low showing for Ventress just because you say so. It's not era bias - I'm just saying, Malgus being the best of his era doesn't necessarily make him as good as Koon because Koon fought during a time of superior duelists. I have no preference based on era. Maul's opinion certainly holds weight seeing as Sidious brought him close to the Jedi temple and had him studying prominent Jedi throughout his training, and Maul is a better duelist than Malgus undoubtedly.
Koon lost to Savage. So I'm not sure how that puts him above Malgus. And his Ventress feat is impressive, but probably just a low feat for her. Era bias and Maul's opinions don't impress me.
I'm pretty sure he has. Malgus Force pwned a Jedi who collapsed two large buildings on top of him, after he'd held up the rubble of them and blown them away. He has tossed around Satele and Aryn Leneer, both of whom I consider above Koon with the Force, plus Zallow too. After his amp he easily overpowered Aryn with the Force. He also Force pwned Adraas. So no, he doesn't really end most of his fights in a straight duel. He also overloaded a squadron of fighters with a Force Scream. His lightning burned a hole through a very powerful Jedi's chest even while overpowering his lightsaber defense and has killed 3 Jedi at once with a burst of it.
I'm aware of the other feats you mentioned, and again, to my knowledge Adraas doesn't have power feats on Koon's level. Malgus ended all of his duels in the trailer-based fights with his saber and has allowed injured Jedi in the past to pick up their sabers and challenge him physically only to be killed by Malgus' saber. Take Koon's personal power and Malgus' lack of ability to simply wreck him, and Koon's superior dueling skill, and I see it as more likely that Koon would win by outdueling Malgus.
Hmm, her feat where she stopped her and Zeerid's fall would definitely put her on Maul's level if the circumstances hold true (that they survived a fifty kilometer fall travelling at terminal velocity and she managed to stop them completely for a fraction of a second). Although nothing in the quote I read indicated anything other than that they were falling and she slowed their descent.