Asojima

I consider it a real shame that the values, rituals, perceptions and prejudices of every culture are not as universally accepted and appreciated as are those of my own. (I am not worthy...)

Can any of the stats gurus come up with a fighting height and weight for Washuyama (Dewanoumi Oyakata)? During the mid-seventies, he was a peanut doing battle among a herd of makuuchi elephants. I am pretty sure that he too had to get a height waiver. He was a great technician and a crowd favorite.

Onishiki was a big, strong guy who really showed tremendous promise on his initial climb. Have a vague memory (getting to be a common thing lately) that he suffered a serious injury early in his Komisubi basho, but struggled to complete it. This was followed by one or two basho in which he was still obviously not up to full speed. He made several comebacks, but could never sustain the drive. It was a little painful to watch hs struggle.

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