Basho Talk - Kyushu Basho 2016 ** (SPOILERS)

[rzombie1988]

14 minutes ago, Jojo said:

He's 1.94m, that's taller than Hakuho, Terunofuji, Okinoumi, Aoiyama, Tochinoshin, Kagayaki, Ichinojo... I think only Kaisei is taller than him, in Makuuchi... He's big!! Not the heaviest but big for sure!

He's tall but honestly makes no use of his height and he really does need to gain weight.

[Mihasan]

Ikoi is a 170 kilo guy... well above the average, i don't think he needs any more weight.
 

[Jojo]

15 minutes ago, rzombie1988 said:

He's tall but honestly makes no use of his height and he really does need to gain weight.

Well that is a debate (use/usefulness of height), it just seemed strange to me, because big is probably the first word that comes to mind when someone mentions Ikioi. As for the weight, I believe he is quite a bit over 150kg (do we have any recent stat?) which is fine I think...

 

@Mihasan Seems high to me, do we have a source?

Edited November 24, 2016 by Jojo
Mihasan's post

[Mihasan]

12 minutes ago, Jojo said:

Well that is a debate (use/usefulness of height), it just seemed strange to me, because big is probably the first word that comes to mind when someone mentions Ikioi. As for the weight, I believe he is quite a bit over 150kg (do we have any recent stat?) which is fine I think...

 

@Mihasan Seems high to me, do we have a source?

The source is the official sumo website: http://www.sumo.or.jp/EnSumoDataRikishi/profile?id=2786

 

[robnplunder]

1 hour ago, rzombie1988 said:

 

- Something's up with Hakuho. He isn't going for the belt at all and even a one legged Terunofuji was sizing him up and beat him today. The thing is though, it seems like I'm saying "there's something up with Hakuho" a lot more frequently this year than "no one's beating Hakuho". Whatever he has started sometime in July when he went 10-5 and is still bugging him. This is legitimately his worst year loss wise since 2012.

 

Maybe he didn't prepare well after the injury.   The next basho will tell if Henkaho is in definite decline or not.  

[Jojo]

5 minutes ago, Mihasan said:

The source is the official sumo website: http://www.sumo.or.jp/EnSumoDataRikishi/profile?id=2786

 

Excellent! Thanks a lot.

 

I believe Ikioi won today because he didn't commit too much at the tachiai, he didn't play into Ishiura's hands...

aka if you're 1.94 and 170 kg, don't move too much, make the 1.75, 115kg guy move you, see how it goes!!

Edited November 24, 2016 by Jojo
Actually addressing the point, duh me

[Katooshu]

Nice work Kise! Hopefully losing to that doofus Endo doesn't make a difference in the end.

The juryo yusho race is doing its part for excitement too.

Edited November 24, 2016 by Katooshu

[Rocks]

This was Terunofuji's knee yesterday. Nasty:

 

[Kotogouryuu]

5 minutes ago, Rocks said:

This was Terunofuji's knee yesterday. Nasty:

 

Yeah I thought it looked bruised. That's... that's not good. It doesn't have a pattern that would have come from a single new bump, so it could be that something is broken internally again.

[Dwale]

Dear Terunofuji,

Please take better care of yourself.

Sincerely,

Your Fans

[Kuroyama]

It's been like that for most or all of the basho, I think. It's just that we haven't always been able to see it.

Edited November 24, 2016 by Kuroyama

[rhyen]

Terutsuyoshi wins the Makushita Yusho to be promoted to Juryo for his birthday Basho!!!

Edit: In his Yusho interview, the grin on Isegahama oyakata could rival Sadotagake oyakata when his son enter ozumo.

Edited November 25, 2016 by rhyen

[Senkoho]

Ichinojo beat Shohozan by tsukidashi. Now I've seen everything.

[Senkoho]

Why the heck is Tamawashi so out of breath after a 3 second bout?

Or is he faking it so that he doesn't have to say anything?

Edited November 25, 2016 by Senkoho

[Senkoho]

goddamit Hagiwara...

[rhyen]

Just now, Senkoho said:

goddamit Hagiwara...

[kuroimori]

Tochinnoshin just gave a huge chunk of love back.

[Mihasan]

The return of the choker. 
 

[rhyen]

That torinaoshi...reminds one of Aminishiki-Kisenosato in Hatsu Basho this year.

Edited November 25, 2016 by rhyen

[Irakusamaru]

I think Takayasu-Kaisei was the saddest bout I've ever seen - neither seemed super enthused to be there today and the tachiai seemed too much effort for them both. Even the gyoji seemed a bit 'meh' about it.

 

 

[SumpaX]

19 hours ago, rhyen said:

 

Most likely Yusho candidates should be Kakuryu, Kisenosato, Harumafuji, Goeido, Hakuho in that order (the Ishiura-Arawashi match tomorrow could be an elimination match, so to speak)

You have to fix the order now :P

I predicted kises loss today on Kintas youtube channel, but that wasnt hard to forsee. Kise is very strong yes but this brute style mostly works against smaller rikishi or a not yet healed Hakuho... Tochinoshin can go head to head with hakuho in the strength department (he proofed that many times) but he could use better techniques.

[SumpaX]

16 hours ago, Rocks said:

This was Terunofuji's knee yesterday. Nasty:

 

Give that man a cyborg knee or something plz

[Rocks]

Wow,  I don't think I ever saw Tochinoshin fight so hard for a win. Good for him. Sad for  Kise though. plus it really killed what might have been an interesting weekend.

[Rocks]

Congrats to Kak beating Hakuho too. I expected him to but not that easily. Hakuho looks like Tiger Woods after changing his swing. Just shaking his head.  I give Hak a 5% chance of beating Harumafuji tomorrow. Hakuho is looking at a 9-6. That hasn't happened in a yusho he's fully participated in since before he became a Yokozuna over 9 years ago.

[SumpaX]

19 minutes ago, Rocks said:

Congrats to Kak beating Hakuho too. I expected him to but not that easily. Hakuho looks like Tiger Woods after changing his swing. Just shaking his head.  I give Hak a 5% chance of beating Harumafuji tomorrow. Hakuho is looking at a 9-6. That hasn't happened in a yusho he's fully participated in since before he became a Yokozuna over 9 years ago.

Who is he fighting on the last day? He can pull off a 10-5 and tie his worst performance as a yokozuna