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Thanks, Katooshu. I don´t see any negativity in your response. To me it just shows what a, say, colorful character he was.
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...which, ideally, means Hakuho has a bottomlesss budget for his new endeavour. I will watch the further development with a lot of curiosity.
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That would surprise me, tbh. Only rikishi sitting ringside can call one. I don´t know if it was Hakuho, but there were a few instances where rikishi unusually "complained" to the shimpan (looks, gestures).
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He was also one of the very rare wrestlers to call for a mono-ii sitting ringside.
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I will always remember his almost complete invincibility when he had his left uwate grip. Beautiful to watch.
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At 1:32 it almost looks like he was checking a ghost runner
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On 03/06/2025 at 20:18, Kachikoshi said:Reports indicate that despite extensive practice from Ura, his pitch bounced before reaching the plate.
https://pacificleague.com/en/news/2025/6/10040177
They should have built him a mound at Kise. He looked a bit uncomfortable up there
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18 hours ago, Bunbukuchagama said:An open system vs. a closed one.
NSK is more akin to a medieval guild than to a modern sports league. Exclusivity is at its core.
No need to get back to the middle age. Today there are countless organizations/societies that have co-opting as a fundamental part. Start with Rotary, or Lions Club.
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This is just sad
. Yes Sumo and all, but isn´t it time to follow the rest of the world and abandon "at his Majesty´s pleasure" concerning formal and informal punishment codes ?
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9 minutes ago, Godango said:Sumo isn’t like other sports; there’s no such thing as garbage time.
You beat me to it. Imagining Hoshoryu taking a knee, or Tatsunami sending in a replacement rikishi made me giggle
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Having two young and healthy Yokozuna again is a very fine thing. Hopefully it stays so for a while.
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1 hour ago, Tigerboy1966 said:He probably peaked before he reached yokozuna. Unfortunately his best years coincided with the height of Hakuho's reign of terror when it was very, very difficult for anyone else to win two in a row.
I fondly remember his early days, when he toyed with harite. Even against Asashoryu. Needless to say, the sole Yokozuna did not exactly like it.
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Perhaps a Sumo Bosman case is brewing already
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14 minutes ago, yorikiried by fate said:Ahahahahaha.
Oh, wait. You are serious!
Ahahahahahahahahahaha.
I kindly ask you to elaborate. To clarify my remark: at the time of his promotion.
Thanks
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9 minutes ago, lackmaker said:Is that true?
It´s definitely simplified, who is who ?
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1 hour ago, Hankegami said:Even in case, asking a 30-years-old to save Japanese Ozumo by himself would have been quite the tall order. That's what I meant when I talked about a "consolation prize". Onosato can be reasonably regarded as the next dominant yokozuna, like Takanohana in 1994. Asking the same to Kisenosato would have been delusional.
It is safe to say that Kisenosato was better than the then crop of of Yokozuna, the otherworldly Hakuho being the exception. He was also remarkably injury-free until he fell so unlucky and denied surgery. I do not see why Kisenosato could not have been a fine Yokozuna for three to four years to come, with Hak and the other getting kyujo ever more. Consolation prize ? No, definitely not.
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5 hours ago, Tigerboy1966 said:Just a thought. I know we can have a yokozuna-ozeki in July but they are going to want a proper ozeki as soon as possible. Could they consider moving the line down to 31 for Kirishma or Daieisho?
Not sure, but how they fare against the Yokozuna and Ozeki might make a difference, particularly for Kirishima, as he has already proven his ability.
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9 hours ago, hakutorizakura said:Mmmm that kubinage!
I really did not remember Hakuho falling for that. Thankfully Geido had almost completely retired that "coin-toss" technique
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2 hours ago, Benevolance said:I am beginning to suspect that Onosato might be good at sumo.
He might also be a good dancer, as was suspected here for his shisho
. Fun aside, his footwork bears the handwriting of former Kisenosato, although he is not there yet.
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I cannot remember a bout where a healthy Yokozuna looked so helpless and clueless what to do like Hoshoryu today. No resistance, no...fighting spirit.
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Puh, judging from the colour of Ura´s head it was about time to get out of Takayasu´s hold.
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21 minutes ago, Hankegami said:I wonder if the Nephew suffers from kinboshi-related PSTD syndrome. He's far more focussed against the san'yaku by comparison.
Kinboshi-related PTSD ?
That would make great on a medical certificate. Kyujo with one week rest, to avoid the joi...
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29 minutes ago, Leoben said:How nice of Kirishima to sweep the dohyo with his face, such consideration.
What would have been the winning technique if the call would´ve gone to Takerufuji ? Piledriver ?
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June 9, 2025 - Hail the GOAT!
in Ozumo Discussions
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That would have been ultimate chuzpe, because if, he was clearly the culprit. Like the old adage of the parricide who asks for extenuating circumstances because he is an orphan