Many at ringside believed Collazo had won, and his strong showing made him a viable opponent for Mosley.

The Wildcats had been viable opponents in recent years and kept the Nebraska squad winless in the last two meetings, but found themselves with no points and two touchdowns behind at the half.

Camacho was no crowd-pleaser in his hit-and-hold victory over Mancini, but Bob Greenway of HBO said that "Camacho's still a viable opponent."

In labor, as in government, leaders are only as strong, as capable and as responsive as their most viable opponents require them to be.

Saddam has no viable opponents.

This approach was enhanced by the fact that Duvalier's only viable opponent, Louis Déjoie, was a mulatto and the scion of a prominent family.

With few viable opponents on the horizon, Roy Jones Jr. may want to consider another sport.

To swing these voters his way, he should reconsider his failure to embrace the reform agenda that made Senator John McCain a viable opponent to him in the early primaries.

Robinson (26-2) said many people discounted him as a viable opponent for Gatti (29-3) in their last bout.

Despite the lackluster challenge, he was still a viable opponent.