March basho 2021

[Seiyashi 4,072]

Maybe Enho's X-Men's Rogue in disguise. He's absorbing Hakuho and Ura's strength as he goes.

[Seregost 130]

20 minutes ago, Seiyashi said:

Maybe Enho's X-Men's Rogue in disguise. He's absorbing Hakuho and Ura's strength as he goes.

Hoping to see a white stripe in his hair soon 

[Jakusotsu 5,869]

The perma-bulge on his forehead gives it away already: Enho is Klingon.

[Seiyashi 4,072]

Jokes aside, that 6kg he added must have been in core muscle. I don't see him having the strength to pretty much boost a 164kg rikishi from a half-bent-over position otherwise; it's an ability he's never displayed before.

[sumojoann 1,262]

4 hours ago, Eikokurai said:

Akiseyama v Aoiyama really should come with a NSFW warning.

Can you please clue me in on what NSFW means?

[Raishu 207]

9 minutes ago, sumojoann said:

Can you please clue me in on what NSFW means?

Not Safe For Work. 

I second Eikokurai's opinion that this bout could easily be mistaken by any supervisor. :-D

[Eikokurai 3,437]

15 minutes ago, sumojoann said:

Can you please clue me in on what NSFW means?

As Raishu said, it means Not Safe For Work. It’s used when you send sb some ‘adult themed’ content like a photo or video that is best not opened on your computer at work in case somebody else sees it (or hears it). 

[Jakusotsu 5,869]

Anybody remember the "boss key"?

[hakutorizakura 608]

Woah Enho!? Was it really Enho?? I almost thought I was watching that Ama-Goeido bodyslam video...

At this rate, everyone will get to Ozeki before Mitakeumi 

[ryafuji 810]

Enho is the new Asashoryu with that body slamming.

[orandashoho 720]

7 hours ago, Amamaniac said:

Quite a coincidence that stablemates in a Division end up fighting in two successive matches, fighting from the same side, and both winning, thus allowing the mutual power water serving

That happens regularly with Kokonoe-beya rikishi...

[pricklypomegranate 730]

2 hours ago, Jakusotsu said:

The perma-bulge on his forehead gives it away already: Enho is Klingon.

Why does he have that bulge? I always assumed he had a large brow ridge or something. Please help me solve this mystery. 

Edited March 22, 2021 by pricklypomegranate

[Sakura 1,480]

1 hour ago, Jakusotsu said:

Anybody remember the "boss key"?

I remember my brothers playing Leisure Suite Larry in the 90s. That had a boss key. It was used if my parents came along. Of course, that then raised the question as to why they had open a spreadsheet,

[Swami 245]

The whole thing reminds me of an article Mark Schilling wrote in Sumo World back in November 1985, topical at the time as it was not long after Kitanoumi's retirement.  The article was generally a history of the yokozuna rank:

 

"Yokozuna can, and do, drop out of tournaments for no better reason than to delay the inevitable, but face, though no longer the be-all and end-all it once was, still counts.  A yokozuna's poor performance reflects on his oyakata, his heya, his fans and the whole sumo world.  Some, like Sadanoyama and Tochinishiki, retire at the first sign of weakness.  Others, Kitanoumi being the latest example, hang on long after everyone else has stopped hoping for a miracle, but no-one, as yet, has tried to turn the job into a lifetime sinecure".

 

Fast forward 35 1/2 years and the last point could be argued of both Hakuho and Kakuryu.

 

Swami

[Akinomaki 40,030]

On 21/03/2021 at 14:15, Kintamayama said:

On 21/03/2021 at 10:59, Amamaniac said:

Sandanme Division today.  Ohnaruto took a foot to the head from one of the wrestlers flying off the ring.  He stayed down for a good long time

Cut over the right eye area. Went to the infirmary. Plans on judging tomorrow as well. "He said he's fine.." said Takadagawa deputy judging department boss.

Onaruto was back on duty today, and he filled in for Kataonami shimpan for the last 3 bouts of the 2nd half makuuchi shift, after Kataonami felt ill. He was time keeping oyakata under the red tassel and before the Terunofuji-Myogiryu bout changed seat with Tanigawa, who sat under the white tassel, after the bout Onaruto came in.

Isegahama told that he was checked in the infirmary and is OK. http://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/202103220000955.html

[SumoKitten 22]

I am so nervous for tomorrow's bout between Takayasu and Takakeisho. I feel the latter is the only remaining road block left for the former on the way towards winning the basho. I know that there is also Shodai still, but my guts tell me he will have a losing record after day 15. He is not going to beat a Takayasu who really exudes such high level of confidence, something that I cannot detect in Shodai at the moment. 

So. Very. Nervous. I really want Takayasu to win, given the current constellations. 

[Gospodin 187]

Aoiyama got a right hand thrust in that clearly stung Akiseyama. Couldn´t put up any meaningful resistance afterwards.

[Amamaniac 2,078]

4 hours ago, orandashoho said:

That happens regularly with Kokonoe-beya rikishi...

That makes sense given how many Kokonoe sekitori there are!  But I'd be hard pressed to remember a specific example of the coincidence as described ...  I think I am too fixated on Miyagino Stable.  LOL

Edited March 22, 2021 by Amamaniac

[Amamaniac 2,078]

3 hours ago, Akinomaki said:

On 21/03/2021 at 14:15, Kintamayama said:

Cut over the right eye area. Went to the infirmary. Plans on judging tomorrow as well. "He said he's fine.." said Takadagawa deputy judging department boss.

Onaruto was back on duty today, and he filled in for Kataonami shimpan for the last 3 bouts of the 2nd half makuuchi shift, after Kataonami felt ill. He was time keeping oyakata under the red tassel and before the Terunofuji-Myogiryu bout changed seat with Tanigawa, who sat under the white tassel, after the bout Onaruto came in.

I saw him ringside for his scheduled shift, and for the life of me, I couldn't spot any "cut over the right eye area".

[Amamaniac 2,078]

11 hours ago, Jakusotsu said:

Don't fret, the weight values in the db are severely outdated anyway.

Whatever happened to the chap (recent Forum member) who offered to update the sekitori weights in the db?  It would definitely be a plus to have that info available...

[Amamaniac 2,078]

7 hours ago, Jakusotsu said:

The perma-bulge on his forehead gives it away already: Enho is Klingon.

What does that make Hokutofuji?  Ferengi?

[Jakusotsu 5,869]

8 minutes ago, Amamaniac said:

What does that make Hokutofuji?  Ferengi?

Harkonnen.

[Kaminariyuki 498]

7 hours ago, Jakusotsu said:

The perma-bulge on his forehead gives it away already: Enho is Klingon.

With those cherub cheeks? I don't think so. Man, some Klingon skull ridges could be quite useful in sumo...

[Gurowake 4,011]

I have this nagging feeling we're going to get a replay of Kyokutenho's yusho.  There's a sanyaku who is a clear favorite to win after that hasn't won a yusho yet but everyone expects to eventually, there are a few random rikishi with 3 losses such that they might not be able to get enough high-rankers against all of them for it to matter once it becomes evident they actually are in contention, and one of them wins out while the current leaders collapse in the remaining days.

So what I'm saying is don't be surprised if we end up with a playoff involving two or more maegashira among the set {Hokutofuji, Chiyonokuni, Tobizaru, Terutsuyoshi}.

Edited March 22, 2021 by Gurowake

[SumoKitten 22]

Hopefully history does not repeat itself...

7 minutes ago, Gurowake said:

So what I'm saying is don't be surprised if we end up with a playoff involving two or more maegashira among the set {Hokutofuji, Chiyonokuni, Tobizaru, Terutsuyoshi}.

But if it does, Tobizaru winning would be an acceptable consolation prize for me.