1.   The media regarded Gorbachev as the odds-on favorite to dethrone the old champ.

2.   By Monday night they were merely scruffy foils for the old champs.

3.   Some will say this is the old Super Bowl champs ushering in the new.

4.   The old champ even put his hands over his eyes for one serve.

5.   The old champ is getting tired.

6.   The Mariners had them down for the count, but let them rise from the canvas, and now the old champs are back in control.