Kishinoyama

I signed in just to like your comment. The person that replied negatively in this thread has always felt that way about Hakuho the rikishi and that did not change when he became Miyagino. I guess ex-Kisenosato is a “great oyakata” now that he recruited Onosato. I am certain that Onosato would have been a huge failure if he had decided to go to another heya. Yes, that is sarcasm. As Kintamayama stated, he should have taken the hint that he was not welcome in the oyakata realm when he was denied ichidai toshiyori (“It was no longer needed”) and he also had to sign the “be a good boy” agreement. My hope is that Hakuho can promote amateur sumo around the world and introduce more young people to sumo. That would be a good thing, in my opinion. I will be signing back out now. Cheers to the GOAT = Hakuho

That needs to hide his face in shame but instead he is grinning like it is his show.

You could tell how "popular" Hakuho was when Kisenosato stopped his 63 match winning streak. The roar of the crowd tells you everything you need to know. As a Hakuho fan, I know that sumo doesn't need Hakuho or any other foreigner. What else does sumo need when it has Onosato?

Taiho had a stroke early in his oyakata career. I believe he was more concerned with his health than his position in the NSK.

I am disappointed in some of the guys I like and happy with some of the other guys. Examples: Nishikigi - 5-0 start to finish 6-9 and what looks like a sure trip down to Juryo? Kinta was right when he said you were prone to streaks. Midorifuji - 0-9 start to finish 6-9. A very nice turnaround from what looked like a total disaster. Hakuoho - Such a promising 8-1 start to then collapse in the second half and finish 8-7. Injured in the second half? Takerufuji - A 6-9 result facing the top guys. Was he injured or have the top rikishi started to develop a strategy to beat him? Aonishiki - An 11-4 and a Kanto-sho. A very impressive score coming from a rikishi with impressive technique. Next time you will fight the top rikishi. Double digits for you next time will really impress me.

If Onosato loses three in a row then I will be winning the lottery and I don't even play the lottery. In other words, he is not losing three in a row.

They weren’t just thinking it. When Hakuho was consistently winning, many comments were made here on the forum about boring tournaments. Every time that he would lose a match, you could visit the discussion thread and read the comments of utter joy.

Aonishiki has impressed me so far. He gets very low but still has great balance. When he gets to the joi and faces the top guys multiple times, we will get an idea of his future ceiling. It will be interesting to see if he can adapt when he loses to other rikishi.

I can't see how Onosato wouldn't get promoted with a 12-3J. He would still have one more win over the last three tournaments than Hoshoryu did.

To be honest, I thought Onosato would win in January after the usual Ozeki promotion let down in November. I was surprised when he didn't. He was my favorite going into this tournament and I will be very surprised if he doesn't beat Kotozakura tomorrow to set up a potential playoff with Takayasu.

Oops…. I was looking at the stats wrong and have corrected my post.

Very few Yokozuna have won their first tournament as Yokozuna. Most get 10 wins but that is not always the case. Some of the more recent examples: Kakuryu and Harumafuji got 9 wins. On the other hand, Kisenosato won his first tournament as Yokozuna. Terunofuji won his first two Yokozuna tournaments going 13-2 and 15-0. He also started missing tournaments because of his myriad of physical problems.

It won’t be any easier tomorrow for Hoshoryu. He has a losing record against his next opponent Wakatakakage.

IF TRUE, then what do you think the punishment should be? Remember, the bullying at Miyagino had been going on for more than an a year. If four previous tsukebito have quit and the current one is the first to come forward, then how long has the bullying been going on at Oitekaze? Also, with the example that they made of Miyagino, how can they not give similar punishment to any other long term bullying done at any other beya? it will be interesting to see if this is actually true. And if it is true, what the NSK decides to do with those involved.

The “heavy drinker” had to take “4 breaks”because of all of that heavy drinking.