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2019 Aki Basho Discussion (spoiler alert!)
MrGrumpyGills replied to code_number3's topic in Honbasho Talk
I'm sorry, but isn't the last part of this quote uncalled for? -
Women in sumo? Around the world and in Japan
MrGrumpyGills replied to Kaminariyuki's topic in Ozumo Discussions
As for my irrelevant 2 cents: I don't watch female athletes for one simple reason. To me they are boring to watch. For the same reason I don't watch soccer, tennis or racing sports, regardless of the participating athletes' gender. Am I suppressing women or discriminating against them because of my preferences? No, of course not. Am I afraid of them? No, LOL. I guess I'm one of those folks ;) Enho isn't the only small rikishi. His size doesn't matter to me, I enjoy the diverse body types and wrestling styles in sumo. I just don't like the arguably overblown hype about him, especially by new sumo fans (to quote a Youtube comment: "Enho basho or we riot!" - ehhh? XD). -
2019 Aki Basho Discussion (spoiler alert!)
MrGrumpyGills replied to code_number3's topic in Honbasho Talk
Haha, true as well :) -
2019 Aki Basho Discussion (spoiler alert!)
MrGrumpyGills replied to code_number3's topic in Honbasho Talk
That's definitely true. I simply thought - finally there's an opponent equal in size and here Ishiura goes and henka's. Perfectly ok but extremely boring. -
2019 Aki Basho Discussion (spoiler alert!)
MrGrumpyGills replied to code_number3's topic in Honbasho Talk
Ok, that was just lame, Ishiura... -
2019 Aki Basho Discussion (spoiler alert!)
MrGrumpyGills replied to code_number3's topic in Honbasho Talk
Thank you very much! I checked the database first, but I'm really bad at using those queries :/ -
2019 Aki Basho Discussion (spoiler alert!)
MrGrumpyGills replied to code_number3's topic in Honbasho Talk
I don't really have an opinion about Takakeisho's Yokozuna chances at the moment, but I was wondering - would he be the shortest Yokozuna ever? -
2019 Aki Basho Discussion (spoiler alert!)
MrGrumpyGills replied to code_number3's topic in Honbasho Talk
Congratz to Takakeisho! What a relief :) -
I didn't get to see much of Takanoyama since I only started watching Sumo in 2013 but I was and still am one of Ura's fans. The Ura bandwagon, while it admittedly could be a bit too much, didn't irritate me the way Enho's does. What annoys me the most is the comparison of Enho with Hinomaru (from Hinomaru Sumo, which, let's just say, is not my cup of tea), which I think especially some new fans of Sumo like to do. At least I keep reading about it in comments on Youtube and in livestream chatrooms. On the other hand of course it's great that popular rikishi like Enho are drawing more attention to Sumo. I'm just going to wait for the hype/craze to die down a bit ;)
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2019 Aki Basho Discussion (spoiler alert!)
MrGrumpyGills replied to code_number3's topic in Honbasho Talk
Wow, how on earth did Asanoyama survive that?? :O -
2019 Aki Basho Discussion (spoiler alert!)
MrGrumpyGills replied to code_number3's topic in Honbasho Talk
Enho didn't put both hands down either :O (just wanted to mention that for the sake of completeness, not in order to start a flame war or something) -
2019 Aki Basho Discussion (spoiler alert!)
MrGrumpyGills replied to code_number3's topic in Honbasho Talk
I don't have the required inside knowledge but your reasoning seems plausible to me. At the very least the added weight increases the risk of knee injuries (and of course other long-term ailments). Maybe if/when Hakuho becomes an oyakata and continues to raise slimmer, more muscular and agile rikishi he could gradually affect some change? -
2019 Aki Basho Discussion (spoiler alert!)
MrGrumpyGills replied to code_number3's topic in Honbasho Talk
That was beautiful. It's great to see that such a wonderful and sincere friendship between men is still possible. Heartfelt congratulations to Tomokaze for his second kinboshi! -
2019 Aki Basho Discussion (spoiler alert!)
MrGrumpyGills replied to code_number3's topic in Honbasho Talk
Yeah, that would s*ck really bad -
2019 Aki Basho Discussion (spoiler alert!)
MrGrumpyGills replied to code_number3's topic in Honbasho Talk
I didn't notice that while I watched the livestream and feared Takakeisho's knee was giving him trouble again...