"For what it's worth, George Lucas states in the DVD commentary that Mace won fair and square,"
George was only referring to the lightsaber part. During the second half of the fight where Windu deflects the lightning, he specifically mentions how Palpatine only pretended to be weak.
"For what it's worth, George Lucas states in the DVD commentary that Mace won fair and square," George was only referring to the lightsaber part. During the second half of the fight where Windu deflects the lightning, he specifically mentions how Palpatine only pretended to be weak.