Count Dooku vs Darth Maul

Originally posted by EmperorSidious2
I'm still waiting on feats from Quan to even suggest that maul can defeat Dooku or even contend.

He picked up a small piece of metal and..and get this, because this next part shows the raw power of Maul. He took the tiny piece and he flicked it at a door control panel with his mind and it hit the panel and the door opened. Palpatine was right when he spoke of the unlimited power of the dark side.

Just seeing this was enough for Qui Gon's arteries to nearly fully clog up in fear. This is why he looks like he is about to keel over from a heart attack during most of the fight.

Originally posted by Surtur
He picked up a small piece of metal and..and get this, because this next part shows the raw power of Maul. He took the tiny piece and he flicked it at a door control panel with his mind and it hit the panel and the door opened. Palpatine was right when he spoke of the unlimited power of the dark side.

Just seeing this was enough for Qui Gon's arteries to nearly fully clog up in fear. This is why he looks like he is about to keel over from a heart attack during most of the fight.

Lol if that was Quans actual rebuttal I would say well Dooku has taken control of an entire being than forced that being to kill his friend and then preceded to kill that being with force choke and threw him to the side. Quan doesn't seem to understand when fanboyism is enough and still doesn't have any evidence that suggest maul can defeat Dooku.

Originally posted by EmperorSidious2
Doesn't have to be mentioned in the book as Dathomir is a Star Wars place so all evidence would be involved for the planet. So with that yea maul gives her energy essentially making it a 2v1 then Dooku steps in making it a 2v2 and they are beating talzin then Grevious just stabs her.

No I'm looking for a maul vs Sidious speciffacly with no savage oppress even being alive. So,with that it was 24 seconds. Dooku lasted longer against someone who is equal to Sidiosu thus proving his superiority over maul.

Actually if you knew more about the firms you would know that obis form is the a good form against makashi. Soresu is only bad against juyo however no soresu master has ever stated they have had this problem. However you are correct Dooku does conserve his energy that is why he try's to stay away from acrobatics one of the reasons why he hates Ataru.

No he wasn't. What made you think Sheev was a pawn of Plagueis. Sheev was an actual apprentice who Plaguies intended to rule the galaxy together forever with. He taught him everything he knew about the force even going as to teaching him about midiclorian manipulation. She had maul help so dokku made it a 2v2.

Yet Anakin has been defeated by Dooku. Trust me dokku has compensated to an extent agaisnt the weakness of his form. In fact he has researched studied,and knows the weaknesses of all 7 forms thus not making him just a one trick pony. Considering maul isn't refined as Dooku or as Anakin I don't see him breaking through Dookus defense as Dooku has succefukky taken the assaults of Anakin Skywlaker and have beaten him. Maul isn't surprising Dooku with anything. Also Dooku has a massive force advantage over maul so really he could just break through his force sheild if he wanted to. His lightning is even powerful enough to where it hurts maul as seen in Son of Dathomir.

You can't ignore the total fight because you're a biased fanboy.

Sheev was a coward who killed him in his sleep. Sheev needed a three on one advantage to beat Talzin his superior.

Maul's style will exploit Dooku's precise lackluster to powerful strike style.

Yes, Maul beats him quicker than Vos. Maul is superior to Kenobi and even he easily blocked the force Lightning. Maul wins.

Originally posted by KuRuPT Thanosi
Anybody who picks maul shows: 1. They are a moron and 2. They have no clue of the hierarchy in Star Wars.

Originally posted by EmperorSidious2
Lol if that was Quans actual rebuttal I would say well Dooku has taken control of an entire being than forced that being to kill his friend and then preceded to kill that being with force choke and threw him to the side. Quan doesn't seem to understand when fanboyism is enough and still doesn't have any evidence that suggest maul can defeat Dooku.

Originally posted by quanchi112
Everything has to be mentioned. They don't make shit up outside the story the reader needs to research. 😂

You can't ignore the total fight because you're a biased fanboy.

Sheev was a coward who killed him in his sleep. Sheev needed a three on one advantage to beat Talzin his superior.

Maul's style will exploit Dooku's precise lackluster to powerful strike style.

Yes, Maul beats him quicker than Vos. Maul is superior to Kenobi and even he easily blocked the force Lightning. Maul wins.

It's Dathomir. It's a nexus.

If the entire battle,were needed to be looked at than I would look at it. However it doesn't. That's exactly why I'm not looking at the entire battle for yoda vs Dooku because part of it was force powers. I'm only looking for lightsaber battle. Stop being a big baby and accept it. You look at certain things according to what you want to know.

Yet Sheev stated that he knew everything Plagueis did. Sheev had a 3v2 actually and she was done when it was a 2v2.

Yet that never stopped Dooku in the many occasions where he disarmed and defeated Anakin who's style is also better against makashi. Maul isn't just going to power through Dooku. While maul has the natural style advantage Dooku has compensated and has a knowledge of all 7 forms, something maul doesn't have.

I'm not saying maul can't block lightning with his lightsaber. Still you haven't provided any evidence that says he can win. Dookus force advantage alone is enough to give him the majority. Add in his dueling skills and it's clear that Dooku stomps this zabrak. Dooku crushes.

Originally posted by quanchi112
So you don't know about Darth Maul's amazing force feat while under the duress of combat. Figures.

You mean picking up a small metal object and throwing it against a wall. Wow dokku can't do anything on that scale. (Sarcasm) Dooku has done so much better. Maul biggest feat is when he took down kenobis ship. However with that he was in a heightened state of mind through desperation and hate. Dooku has done much better on a normal day. Remember when he picked up all those Obalisk with ease. That tops anything maul may have done in or out of combat. Of you wanna talk about moving objects in combat Dooku has done that as well. There is nothing maul can do that Dooku can't. However there are things that Dooku can that maul can't.

Originally posted by EmperorSidious2
It's Dathomir. It's a nexus.

If the entire battle,were needed to be looked at than I would look at it. However it doesn't. That's exactly why I'm not looking at the entire battle for yoda vs Dooku because part of it was force powers. I'm only looking for lightsaber battle. Stop being a big baby and accept it. You look at certain things according to what you want to know.

Yet Sheev stated that he knew everything Plagueis did. Sheev had a 3v2 actually and she was done when it was a 2v2.

Yet that never stopped Dooku in the many occasions where he disarmed and defeated Anakin who's style is also better against makashi. Maul isn't just going to power through Dooku. While maul has the natural style advantage Dooku has compensated and has a knowledge of all 7 forms, something maul doesn't have.

I'm not saying maul can't block lightning with his lightsaber. Still you haven't provided any evidence that says he can win. Dookus force advantage alone is enough to give him the majority. Add in his dueling skills and it's clear that Dooku stomps this zabrak. Dooku crushes.

They fought with light sabers before the final round. You don't ignore their entire fight just so you can pretend and attack the true lord of the Sith, Maul.

Anakin also loses to Kenobi. Anakin is vastly overrated and never lived anywhere near his potential.

Sheev always tried to stack the deck against a weakened Talzin and the true lord of the Sith, Maul.

Nah, Mauk will press him. Hell he pressed Sheev so is far better than Dooku. Kenobi fled from Maul due to being outclassed. Anyone saying Maul is crushed doesn't get Star Wars. At all.

Maul wins. Quicker, more athletic. Rip. Count.

Originally posted by EmperorSidious2
You mean picking up a small metal object and throwing it against a wall. Wow dokku can't do anything on that scale. (Sarcasm) Dooku has done so much better. Maul biggest feat is when he took down kenobis ship. However with that he was in a heightened state of mind through desperation and hate. Dooku has done much better on a normal day. Remember when he picked up all those Obalisk with ease. That tops anything maul may have done in or out of combat. Of you wanna talk about moving objects in combat Dooku has done that as well. There is nothing maul can do that Dooku can't. However there are things that Dooku can that maul can't.

I never said that Mauk had greater force powers I said his force powers are damn effective. He wins due to quickness and more athleticism against the older precise, pussy known as Dooku.

Originally posted by quanchi112
So you did see the feat in question as he ran with an injured Opress. So you say it doesn't count because you make something up not discussed in anyway on screen.

I never said that Mauk had greater force powers I said his force powers are damn effective. He wins due to quickness and more athleticism against the older precise, pussy known as Dooku.

I've seen every episode of TCW I believe. No I'm saying that's not something he normally does. Even if it is Dooku can still do better either way.

They won't be effective against Dooku. Dooku has far superior powers this his force wall is superior. Well your argument falls apart as naturally he most likely is more athletic than dokku however I call it into question by how much. With force augmentation however Dooku beats him in physicality(speed strenghth etc.). Maul won't be able to outmaneuver Dooku because Dooku has successfully fended off attacks from much faster opponents. Yoda for instance. So being precise Is bad now?

Originally posted by quanchi112
The comic wouldn't have mentioned she was weakened if she wasn't. Quit ignoring the facts.

They fought with light sabers before the final round. You don't ignore their entire fight just so you can pretend and attack the true lord of the Sith, Maul.

Anakin also loses to Kenobi. Anakin is vastly overrated and never lived anywhere near his potential.

Sheev always tried to stack the deck against a weakened Talzin and the true lord of the Sith, Maul.

Nah, Mauk will press him. Hell he pressed Sheev so is far better than Dooku. Kenobi fled from Maul due to being outclassed. Anyone saying Maul is crushed doesn't get Star Wars. At all.

Maul wins. Quicker, more athletic. Rip. Count.

You can be weakened but still have an amp.

First of all maul is not a true lord of the Sith. He can't even do force lightning. Vader was a special case his suit would stop him from using it due to his suit shorting out so he just avoided it. Sidious is the true dark lord of the Sith. Second while they used lightsabers savage was in that duel and this took Time away from a pure maul vs Sidious fight without him being alive. Stop being a fanboy glad you took down that Darth maul thing.

So? Anakin is stated to be better than kenobi and everyone knows he lost due to kenobi being in a better tactical spot. Also if you read the novel there were some other factors that contributed as well.

Again Darth maul isn't a true lord of the Sith. He can't use lightning and he was trained as an assassin not as an actual Sith Lord. He may be called Darth but he isn't a true lord of the Sith.

Maul wouldn't press him. Dookus to good. He didn't press Sidious. Then the second time kenobi came back and went toe to toe when the odds were stacked agaisnt him. Mauls not looking so good now. No we just understand Star Wars better than you. You are a fanboy and an idiot. Darth maul once again has no showings that suggest he can defeat Dooku. While maul wouldn't just be defeated the moment he steps in the ring he ain't going to last long. I give him 1 minute and a half. 1 minute - 2 minutes before Dooku wins. However if he starts going force use only than mauls time gets cut to 30-45 seconds.

Dooku wins. He's faster or can match mauls speed, and again being more athletic means nothing as Dooku has beaten opponents with more "athleticsm than HIMSLEF. Anakin Dooku, savage, possibly Ventress, took on 3 nightsisters by HIMSLEF and pushed them back with his own physical strenght, able to take the blows from Anakin in ROTs for a substantial period of time for someone of his style. Dooku has the advantages that actually matter, better dueling skills, and better force powers.

Originally posted by EmperorSidious2
I've seen every episode of TCW I believe. No I'm saying that's not something he normally does. Even if it is Dooku can still do better either way.

They won't be effective against Dooku. Dooku has far superior powers this his force wall is superior. Well your argument falls apart as naturally he most likely is more athletic than dokku however I call it into question by how much. With force augmentation however Dooku beats him in physicality(speed strenghth etc.). Maul won't be able to outmaneuver Dooku because Dooku has successfully fended off attacks from much faster opponents. Yoda for instance. So being precise Is bad now?

Dooku isn't faster than him. His style minimizes movement and is precise. It's weaker against stronger and more powerful strikes like Maul's than Kenobi's defensive style.

He's precise because he needs to minimize energy spent.

Originally posted by EmperorSidious2
You can be weakened but still have an amp.

First of all maul is not a true lord of the Sith. He can't even do force lightning. Vader was a special case his suit would stop him from using it due to his suit shorting out so he just avoided it. Sidious is the true dark lord of the Sith. Second while they used lightsabers savage was in that duel and this took Time away from a pure maul vs Sidious fight without him being alive. Stop being a fanboy glad you took down that Darth maul thing.

So? Anakin is stated to be better than kenobi and everyone knows he lost due to kenobi being in a better tactical spot. Also if you read the novel there were some other factors that contributed as well.

Again Darth maul isn't a true lord of the Sith. He can't use lightning and he was trained as an assassin not as an actual Sith Lord. He may be called Darth but he isn't a true lord of the Sith.

Maul wouldn't press him. Dookus to good. He didn't press Sidious. Then the second time kenobi came back and went toe to toe when the odds were stacked agaisnt him. Mauls not looking so good now. No we just understand Star Wars better than you. You are a fanboy and an idiot. Darth maul once again has no showings that suggest he can defeat Dooku. While maul wouldn't just be defeated the moment he steps in the ring he ain't going to last long. I give him 1 minute and a half. 1 minute - 2 minutes before Dooku wins. However if he starts going force use only than mauls time gets cut to 30-45 seconds.

Dooku wins. He's faster or can match mauls speed, and again being more athletic means nothing as Dooku has beaten opponents with more "athleticsm than HIMSLEF. Anakin Dooku, savage, possibly Ventress, took on 3 nightsisters by HIMSLEF and pushed them back with his own physical strenght, able to take the blows from Anakin in ROTs for a substantial period of time for someone of his style. Dooku has the advantages that actually matter, better dueling skills, and better force powers.

Maui did press sheer who is better than Dooku. Anakin pressed and waxed him. Maul does so even quicker.

Maul's showing against Sheev proves it. Dooku is some peon who he just force chokes from a screen.

Ill side with Dooku here, but it wouldnt be easy, while Dooku is more powerful in the Force, Maul was one Hell of a lightsaber combatant (anyone who can fight a Jedi Master and Padawan (who was essentially a Knight) at the same time is not one to laugh at).

Originally posted by quanchi112
If you are weakened you are below your normal levels of power. The comic already stated this. 😂

Maui did press sheer who is better than Dooku. Anakin pressed and waxed him. Maul does so even quicker.

Maul's showing against Sheev proves it. Dooku is some peon who he just force chokes from a screen.

However that didn't take away from the fact that Dathomir is a nexus so she wouldn't be on normal levels.

How did he press Sheev. Sheev was doing just fine. Anakin did with circumstances on his side and also much better physical athleticsm then maul. You still haven't given any feats to suggest he's better than Dooku or anything.

Yoda=Sheev and Dooku did better against yoda than maul did against Sidious. He lasted longer and yoda even commented on his skill during there fights. If I were you I wouldn't call Dookus force powers into question.

Originally posted by EmperorSidious2
However that didn't take away from the fact that Dathomir is a nexus so she wouldn't be on normal levels.

How did he press Sheev. Sheev was doing just fine. Anakin did with circumstances on his side and also much better physical athleticsm then maul. You still haven't given any feats to suggest he's better than Dooku or anything.

Yoda=Sheev and Dooku did better against yoda than maul did against Sidious. He lasted longer and yoda even commented on his skill during there fights. If I were you I wouldn't call Dookus force powers into question.

Took him head on and kicked him after Opress was killed. No, Anakin does not. Maul was quicker and more impressive than Anakin who didn't manage to beat Kenobi. Kenobi openly fled from Maul before due to being outmatched.

Sheev is more powerful than Yoda. Dooku didn't last long before he fled and Sheev beat Yoda. Sheev easily force chokes Dooku and he doesn't even warrant a house call from Sheev. Dooku isn't that impressive with his force powers. Maul also disarmed and defeated Kenobi by using his force powers. It's just Kenobi.

Originally posted by quanchi112
Her levels were stated so you saying she's amped is hogwash. She was weakened.

Took him head on and kicked him after Opress was killed. No, Anakin does not. Maul was quicker and more impressive than Anakin who didn't manage to beat Kenobi. Kenobi openly fled from Maul before due to being outmatched.

Sheev is more powerful than Yoda. Dooku didn't last long before he fled and Sheev beat Yoda. Sheev easily force chokes Dooku and he doesn't even warrant a house call from Sheev. Dooku isn't that impressive with his force powers. Maul also disarmed and defeated Kenobi by using his force powers. It's just Kenobi.

Dathomir nexus.

That is not pressing him. Sidious handled whatever maul threw at him. He wasn't pressed. So he didn't have force rage. He didn't get angry when he attacked Dooku? Was being the key word here. Anakin in terms of everything is much better than maul. He's a better DUELSIT, more powerful force weilder, and more physically better. He's defintly stronger, most likely faster, and has better feats. Then in their second battle kenobi takes him and savage on without hesitation when maul has the advantage having three blades and two people to fight kenobi while kenobi has HIMSelf and 2 blades and kenobi still showed he was on mauls level Or a little better. Still waiting on those fears that maul can beat Dooku. 🙂

Again I wish it were true but it's not. So if you're saying Dooku didn't last long than you're saying maul didn't last long because as when maul faught Sidious he lasted 24 seconds. Dooku lasted longer. Sheev didn't beat yoda through a contest of force powers or saber skills he won due to certain positioning. With that they are stalemates as neither could overpower the other. Why is Sheev force choking Dooku bad? He ragdolled maul. Yea he is. Anything maul has done Dooku can do and on a better scale. He is stated to be one of the most powerful characters of all Star Wars, expanded universe, canon all the way, maul isn't on dookus level. So with that you are calling maul a weakling in the force. Also what feats does maul have that can stack up against Dooku in the force. Dooku has ragdolled kenobi force pushed Anakin around a desert, killed Ventress with lighting, knocked people unconscious, made maul yell out in pain with his lightning, has killed with force choke, has mind tricked several beings, able to use tutamins against his own lighting that came back from yoda, able to lift several orbalisk at one time without strain. Mauls biggest fear is taking down kenobis ship when he was enraged. Dooku can do that and better on a normal day.

Originally posted by EmperorSidious2
Dathomir nexus.

That is not pressing him. Sidious handled whatever maul threw at him. He wasn't pressed. So he didn't have force rage. He didn't get angry when he attacked Dooku? Was being the key word here. Anakin in terms of everything is much better than maul. He's a better DUELSIT, more powerful force weilder, and more physically better. He's defintly stronger, most likely faster, and has better feats. Then in their second battle kenobi takes him and savage on without hesitation when maul has the advantage having three blades and two people to fight kenobi while kenobi has HIMSelf and 2 blades and kenobi still showed he was on mauls level Or a little better. Still waiting on those fears that maul can beat Dooku. 🙂

Again I wish it were true but it's not. So if you're saying Dooku didn't last long than you're saying maul didn't last long because as when maul faught Sidious he lasted 24 seconds. Dooku lasted longer. Sheev didn't beat yoda through a contest of force powers or saber skills he won due to certain positioning. With that they are stalemates as neither could overpower the other. Why is Sheev force choking Dooku bad? He ragdolled maul. Yea he is. Anything maul has done Dooku can do and on a better scale. He is stated to be one of the most powerful characters of all Star Wars, expanded universe, canon all the way, maul isn't on dookus level. So with that you are calling maul a weakling in the force. Also what feats does maul have that can stack up against Dooku in the force. Dooku has ragdolled kenobi force pushed Anakin around a desert, killed Ventress with lighting, knocked people unconscious, made maul yell out in pain with his lightning, has killed with force choke, has mind tricked several beings, able to use tutamins against his own lighting that came back from yoda, able to lift several orbalisk at one time without strain. Mauls biggest fear is taking down kenobis ship when he was enraged. Dooku can do that and better on a normal day.

Mauk pressed him. I never said maul won I said he pressed him. He did. Anakin isn't better than Maul. That's absurd. Anakin was some overrated, emotional midget. Maul force pushed and defeated him then as well. Maul's always been superior to Kenobi.

Sheev bested him in a fight just like he bested maul in a fight. Quit ignoring the totality of the fight and cherry picking the time. It's bad because he didn't even warrant a meet. Sheev deemed Maul a rival. This wasn't the case with Dooku. He was dealt with like Vader dealt with shitty military/expendable types.

Maul donteolled himself with Dooku and he wasn't intimidated at all. Maul is greater than Dooku due to his powerful attacking style and quicker movement speed.

Originally posted by quanchi112
The comic stated she was weakened so that states what her level was including the environment so you can't alter the facts.

Mauk pressed him. I never said maul won I said he pressed him. He did. Anakin isn't better than Maul. That's absurd. Anakin was some overrated, emotional midget. Maul force pushed and defeated him then as well. Maul's always been superior to Kenobi.

Sheev bested him in a fight just like he bested maul in a fight. Quit ignoring the totality of the fight and cherry picking the time. It's bad because he didn't even warrant a meet. Sheev deemed Maul a rival. This wasn't the case with Dooku. He was dealt with like Vader dealt with shitty military/expendable types.

Maul donteolled himself with Dooku and he wasn't intimidated at all. Maul is greater than Dooku due to his powerful attacking style and quicker movement speed.

I'm not trying to say it detracts from what the novel says I'm saying that she wasn't just weak as one we see her fight Sidious by herself to a standstill however I question that as while she may have been weakened it's questionable by how much and that Dathomir itself is an amp for her.

No he didn't. If your saying someone presses you because you kick them then if that's the case many people in the Star Wars universe are being pressed. He didn't press Sidious. Sidious tookeverything maul had and returned it in a way maul couldn't handle it. No you saying that Maul is better than Anakin is absurd. Anakin is stated to be on the yoda and Sidious level. We have seen that maul isn't. Don't you dare pull up saying Anakin lost to Dooku we both know it was only do to a situational terrain problem and then Anakin is speciffacly stated to be above kenobi. Anakin was the chosen one and tall. So maul can't beat kenobi through sheer sabers I love it thus proving that maul isn't better.

Where did he best him? They both fell off the pod due to yoda pushing the ball of energy toward Sidious,so you saying he bested him is an absurd and baseless claim as he didn't best him he stalemated him as both fell off the pod due to neither being able to overpower the other. So again as much as I want to belive Sidious is more powerful by Revenge of the Sith I have to say both are equal in terms of the force. However by Return of the Jedi Sidious is defintly more powerful than yoda. Again with the rival thing, Dave Filoni has explicitly shown how he meant that as a Sith faction or something trying to usurp the rule of two. Also just because someone says something it means nothing without the proof. That's why people find the authors or creators words to be kind of tyrannical due to if they say it then it's a solid deal however without proof to most it seems like BS and a waist of oxygen. So with that him being a rival has been explained and proven so really no room for misinterpretation.

Well considering he had Dooku surrounded with his guards and himself I don't see anyone bing intimidated by him and then earlier when Dooku was shocking him dooku was under direct orders and his own intent not to kill maul but to get the locations and names of his people and bases so he had no need to be afraid at least of death. Well that's terrible logic. While using the styles is a benefit we have seen several times that just because your style has something that the other style lacks that doesn't necessarily make it a victory for that person. For instance Anakin is a from V specialists and his form is speciffacly meant for strenght and Dooku has taken his attacks and has even disarmed Anakin and defeated him on different occasions. Mauls style however while also,aggressive and sporadic isn't something Dooku can't handle as he has handled the sporadic nature of yoda and while he didn't win he held it off with yoda being much better maul. Mauls style leaves him open to attack due to it only being aggression with no defense while Dooku is very precise and his style is meant to exploit the weakness if there are none then make some if possible. Mauls being much less refined than Dooku and being a lot more arrogant and sporadic Dooku could and most likely would find hole that would disarm him or severe a body part.

Originally posted by EmperorSidious2
I'm not trying to say it detracts from what the novel says I'm saying that she wasn't just weak as one we see her fight Sidious by herself to a standstill however I question that as while she may have been weakened it's questionable by how much and that Dathomir itself is an amp for her.

No he didn't. If your saying someone presses you because you kick them then if that's the case many people in the Star Wars universe are being pressed. He didn't press Sidious. Sidious tookeverything maul had and returned it in a way maul couldn't handle it. No you saying that Maul is better than Anakin is absurd. Anakin is stated to be on the yoda and Sidious level. We have seen that maul isn't. Don't you dare pull up saying Anakin lost to Dooku we both know it was only do to a situational terrain problem and then Anakin is speciffacly stated to be above kenobi. Anakin was the chosen one and tall. So maul can't beat kenobi through sheer sabers I love it thus proving that maul isn't better.

Where did he best him? They both fell off the pod due to yoda pushing the ball of energy toward Sidious,so you saying he bested him is an absurd and baseless claim as he didn't best him he stalemated him as both fell off the pod due to neither being able to overpower the other. So again as much as I want to belive Sidious is more powerful by Revenge of the Sith I have to say both are equal in terms of the force. However by Return of the Jedi Sidious is defintly more powerful than yoda. Again with the rival thing, Dave Filoni has explicitly shown how he meant that as a Sith faction or something trying to usurp the rule of two. Also just because someone says something it means nothing without the proof. That's why people find the authors or creators words to be kind of tyrannical due to if they say it then it's a solid deal however without proof to most it seems like BS and a waist of oxygen. So with that him being a rival has been explained and proven so really no room for misinterpretation.

Well considering he had Dooku surrounded with his guards and himself I don't see anyone bing intimidated by him and then earlier when Dooku was shocking him dooku was under direct orders and his own intent not to kill maul but to get the locations and names of his people and bases so he had no need to be afraid at least of death. Well that's terrible logic. While using the styles is a benefit we have seen several times that just because your style has something that the other style lacks that doesn't necessarily make it a victory for that person. For instance Anakin is a from V specialists and his form is speciffacly meant for strenght and Dooku has taken his attacks and has even disarmed Anakin and defeated him on different occasions. Mauls style however while also,aggressive and sporadic isn't something Dooku can't handle as he has handled the sporadic nature of yoda and while he didn't win he held it off with yoda being much better maul. Mauls style leaves him open to attack due to it only being aggression with no defense while Dooku is very precise and his style is meant to exploit the weakness if there are none then make some if possible. Mauls being much less refined than Dooku and being a lot more arrogant and sporadic Dooku could and most likely would find hole that would disarm him or severe a body part.

Kicking and forcing him to engage and literally press him. Maul won but that doesn't change the fact he did press him. Anakin according to you only beat Dooku due to his rage amp so you aren't that impressed. Maul would capitalize on how unbalanced he was due to Anakin rage just as he clearly stated against Kenobi in their first duel in the clone wars series.

Sheev won and yoda even said afterwards he failed. Maul wins just like Anakin did by powerful strikes.