Sauron Diminished?

[obloquy]

I don't think Sauron inherited "Morgoth's Ring."

But since he knows fear just as his master Morgoth did, he has to get It back thinking that someone might be able to "pull" the Ring off him.

Also because evil is often possessive and greedy.

Boromir88: I don't understand how your post is a reply to mine.

[Boromir88]

There would always be the potential for him to be overthrown.

obloquy, I was responding to the fact of the two ways mentioned of defeating Sauron, that being "overthrown" was the one he focused on. He did not think it would be possible that the ring would be destroyed, so he didn't pay any attention to that possibility.