Kintamayama 38,015 Posted January 21 (edited) Makushita 1E Mongolian Kyokushuuhou has announced his retirement. Edited January 21 by Kintamayama 11 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raishu 187 Posted January 21 I fondly remember the well-staffed "Future Yokozuna Kyokushuho bandwagon" here on the forum (any of these members still active btw?). Many had high hopes for him, but his journey up the ranks ended at Maegashira 4. Sure enough, his sekitori career can be labelled a success overall, but I would have expected at least one Sanyaku appearance. As far as we know, he hasn't acquired Japanese citizenship and will leave the NSK. Good luck to him! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Koorifuu 256 Posted January 21 His body looked to became a wreck at a much faster rate than most, and he'd clearly been a shadow of himself lately. I wasn't a part of the future yokozuna group, but considering how good he looked when rising up the ranks, it was easy to understand why people had exceptional hopes. Fair play to him for knowing that was it for his sekitorihood and taking this tough decision. All the best to him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katooshu 1,832 Posted January 21 He was in his prime when I first started watching in 2015. Seemed like an easy going guy in the Kyokutaisei documentary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yohcun 350 Posted January 22 3 hours ago, Katooshu said: Seemed like an easy going guy in the Kyokutaisei documentary. I thought so too. Looked like a good ani-deshi at any rate. I wonder if -taisei is going to be following him... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shumitto 402 Posted January 26 On 21/01/2022 at 19:19, Koorifuu said: His body looked to became a wreck at a much faster rate than most, and he'd clearly been a shadow of himself lately. I wasn't a part of the future yokozuna group, but considering how good he looked when rising up the ranks, it was easy to understand why people had exceptional hopes. Fair play to him for knowing that was it for his sekitorihood and taking this tough decision. All the best to him. I guess it was back in 2008/2009 that his body gave the first signs that things weren't that well. I remember when he withdrew without a single win and he never showed his previous tachiai explosion afterwards. By the time he'd reached Makuuchi he was too spent already to be much of a factor. He was wise, though, to get many more paychecks than it looked possible by using his quickly diminishing skills the best way he could. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
