Hakuhou West Komusubi

[Kintamayama]

Sanyaku question solved-only three Sekiwake. Mickey and Hakuhou Komusubi. Kotoshoogiku, Aminishiki, Toyonoshima, Tochisakae and Harunoyama promoted.

That's all I know. Someone should be posting the full BZ soon..

Edited December 22, 2004 by Kintamayama

[Guest Vincentoryu]

So that's a nice shonichi match:

Asashoryu vs. Hakuho

[Elenrian]

Nooo! They'll wait!!! You know, sometimes they do odd things!!! For example, Hakuho is only West Komusubi!! Perhaps they did it to have a nice shonichi!! But this bout should be for Senshuraku!!! Weird, very weird... (Matrix...)

[Araiguma_Rascal]

Nooo! They'll wait!!! You know, sometimes they do odd things!!! For example, Hakuho is only West Komusubi!! Perhaps they did it to have a nice shonichi!! But this bout should be for Senshuraku!!! Weird, very weird... ;-)

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I can't remember, but is it usual practice for the Yokozuna to take on a Komusubi on shonichi? I almost hope he does, so I can watch it live. I don't get off work till 6:30 and it takes me another hour and a half to get home.

[Zentoryu]

Nooo! They'll wait!!! You know, sometimes they do odd things!!! For example, Hakuho is only West Komusubi!! Perhaps they did it to have a nice shonichi!! But this bout should be for Senshuraku!!! Weird, very weird... :-(

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I can't remember, but is it usual practice for the Yokozuna to take on a Komusubi on shonichi? I almost hope he does, so I can watch it live. I don't get off work till 6:30 and it takes me another hour and a half to get home.

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Yes the Yokozuna faces a Komusubi on Shonichi, but he could just as easily face the East Komusubi Kotomitsuki as he could Hakuho.

Edited December 29, 2004 by Zentoryu

[Asashosakari]

Yes the Yokozuna faces a Komusubi on Shonichi, but he could just as easily face the East Komusubi Kotomitsuki as he could Hakuho.

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My (entirely speculative) opinion is that Hakuho will probably face Asashoryu on nakabi to cap off the sanyaku gauntlet he'll be running during week one. :-( I just don't see them give away that match on shonichi. But I've been extremely wrong on torikumi matters before, so...

Edited December 30, 2004 by Asashosakari

[Jonosuke]

I know posting a pic like this will blow my storage quota (even after resizing it considerably) but take a look at him now!

Wow! When I got the magazine, I thought I was looking at someone else like a yokozuna from an older era. Hakuho really grew and he does already look like an Ozeki if not Yokozuna.　There is a Japanese word that can aptly descirbe him, "Kanroku" meaning a presence or dignity and he does have that of yokozuna already.

"無限大" means "infinite" - they sure got the description right - a 19 year old with infinite possibility!

Edited December 31, 2004 by Jonosuke

[Ryukaze]

I just hope he stays in for the long haul and isnt washed up or sick of the "grind" as a rikishi by the rediculously young age of say 27,28 and up and retire. Any true "Ironmen" of the sport have kept their bodies healthy and in shape to compete at top level well into their thirties which I think should be the aim of all rikishi, if guys in the nfl can run around take hits and put there bodies on the line I'd like to think a rikishi can do the same. (granted the football season isnt year round but with spring/summer training and many athletes having to bulk up and keep themselves in shape with personal trainers and stuff in the offseason along with the dare I say bit more grueling sport of football in general its damn close if not the same....) On the real tho! -

[amgaa99]

Zentoryu is very beautiful women, isn't it?

[Kintamayama]

Zentoryu is very beautiful women, isn't it?

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It sure is!!

[Hakuyobaku]

Well, If Hakuhō doesn't meet the E. Yokozuna on Day 1, he's going to meet the E.Ozeki Kaiō, isn't it like that? well the last tournament Kotomitsuki got Kaiō on day 1.

Anyway, last days of the tournament won't be that hard for the W.Komusubi hopefully. But then again, who knows, with Kotooshu/Roho/Kokkai out there.

[Naganoyama]

Wow!  When I got the magazine, I thought I was looking at someone else like a yokozuna from an older era.

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On a cursory glance he looked to me a bit like Takanohana. He is certainly filling out and looking a bit more robust.

[Asashosakari]

I just hope he stays in for the long haul and isnt washed up or sick of the "grind" as a rikishi by the rediculously young age of say 27,28 and up and retire.  Any true "Ironmen" of the sport have kept their bodies healthy and in shape to compete at top level well into their thirties which I think should be the aim of all rikishi

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Most of those ironmen rikishi didn't compete at sekitori levels in their teens. You may think it's ridiculous to be physically broken down at 28, but that's simply the way it is for most of those who go to Juryo and beyond at a very young age. About 10 years of sekitori-level competition seems to do in most rikishi. Guys like Terao or Kotonowaka are pretty much a once-in-a-decade exception, and you'll note that it's even more rare for an Ozeki or Yokozuna to hang on for that long.