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Considering Yoshikaze's turnaround from 2-13 to 11-4 this basho, I'd call that Fighting Spirit. I guess that goes to show, translations from Japanese to English might not catch the nuances. Looking back on his career, he's made more than 10 wins in Makuuchi 5 times: 11/2008 M12E 11-4 Kanto-sho 9/2010 M11W 11-4 Kanto-sho 7/2015 M8E 12-3 Jun-Yusho Kanto-sho 9/2015 M1W 11-4 Gino-sho Shukun-sho Kinboshi (2) 9/2018 M15W 11-4 ... Nada-sho. EDIT: To be fair, the PTB have not been kind to rikishi with 2-13 followed by 11-4. It's happened ten times from the Maegashira ranks (last by Ichinojo in 2016) and only twice have they awarded a Kanto-sho

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September starts Fall So why do I have to keep the A.C. turned on?

I hate it when I'm late to Font Day.

That's from the great 70's Hakuho show, "The Love GOAT".

I fear that this will not end well -- the poor guy will collapse, perhaps in public. Then hundreds of articles and news shows will call for investigations and action against the NSK. Suddenly everyone will realize what a tragic, pathetic story this is.

So sad. Young mascots dine on cabbage for years to get such large heads, and then retire at 30, no longer kawaii, with a lifetime of headaches awaiting them.

Relaxed rules, no doubt, as none of the contestants can get their hands on the ground before tachiai.

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Are you saying that it's exceptional to be this mediocre?

Fascinating stuff. The Lucha Canaria seems much closer to Grand Sumo than the Leonesa version. Similar body types, too.

That explains the win over Ichinojo. While Takakeisho was loading up the oshidashi, Ichinojo was thinking "Mmm, dumplings ... "

I call jinx (just in case).

The thread about Kisenosato's first-time foes got me watching the March 2005 bout between Kise and Aminishiki. Aminishiki may be balding now (see above), but back then he had great looking hair -- I mean movie star great. Tempus Fugit.

This. Enho has been overachieving since he entered Grand Sumo. Went to college but started in Jk. 3 straight yusho and into Makushita (not starting in Ms or Sd). He's undersized and light (169, 95 at Hatsu dohyo); maybe that's why Hakuho (80 kg at H.d. ) picked him out. Maybe he'll be remembered as a Japanese Takanoyama, I dunno. But everyone wants to see his videos.

Why am I not surprised. Among his first-time victims: almost everyone in Makuuchi now. Not counting incomplete tournaments, losses to: Endo (while Ozeki) and Ichinojo. Back in his Maegashira days, losses to Takekaze, Yoshikaze, and (inevitably) Aminishiki. He tended to win first matches against lower-ranked opponents (as one should). His only losses to rikishi ranked more than one spot lower were to the above, plus Wakanoho and Baruto. Nothing to be ashamed of there, as events have proved.

"Kintamayama, you magnificent bastard, I've watched your videos!" - George Patton, or something

Thanks for the picture Banzuke. I make a screen capture of it and post it on my office door.

The name has been resilient. The famous (and legendary) Marcus Valerius (~370 - 290 BC) received the cognomen (nickname) "Corvus" when a raven landed on his helmet during a mano a' mano battle with a huge Gallic warrior, distracting his opponent and leading to victory. The family name persisted through Imperial times, and was revived almost 1200 years later by the Hungarian royal house of Hunyadi, who claimed that the Roman family had extensive landholdings in Hungary, and that the Hunyadi were their descendants. Matthias Corvinus Hunyadi was one of the most famous of Hungary's kings. Helmets and Hungarians aside, many historians suspect that the nickname Corvinus was really associated with dark, jet-black hair, a color common to crows and ravens. Oh, and another variant on the name gives us the current British Labor Party leader, Jeremy Corbyn, who never seems to have had jet-black hair. Go figure.

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"YO, ADRIANU!"

Perusing the Banzuke, I ran across a truly great name (if you're American): Okinohama. I immediately started singing "O-O-O--kinohama where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain ... "

" ... and stop calling me Shirley."