Sumo Eternal Sumo thread - Currently September 2025 Tournament in Tokyo

[wlu.29]

Glad to see nephew and kotozakura get off to decent start

I like aonishiki even in losing effort

 

[Fox by the Sea]

Onosato threw Abi like he weighed 40 lbs. Amazing stuff.

 

[Stormtrooper85]

Abi sent flying by Onosato. Tremendous strength.
Love those Hoshoryu throws.

 

[Fox by the Sea]

Love those Hoshoryu throws.

Nobody does them like him.

 

[Fox by the Sea]

Impressed with Fujinokawa pushing a beast like Kinbozan pretty much like Onosato pushed Abi yesterday. Strong little guy.

Hakuoho did the match of the day. Impressive win on the edge.
Temu- tier henka attempt from Abi. what even was that.

 

[Stormtrooper85]

Hakuoho channeling his inner Hakuho with that win.
Abi trying a last minute henka against the one of the best at avoiding the henka. Poor choice.

I am really enjoying Kirishima's sumo. It's so delightful to see

 

[Fox by the Sea]

Love the duality of internet debate. Found this on Twitter lol

 

[Stormtrooper85]

I try not getting too mad about a henka
They're cheap but legal.

 

[Fox by the Sea]

What the heck is wrong with Daieisho? he must be injured cause he would normally smoke these guys.

 

[Stormtrooper85]

Onosato was not happy about losing yesterday and showed that today.
Hoshoryu is keeping his sumo simple and effective. He's strong, use that strength instead of looking for throws all the time and he's fighting smart instead of reckless.

Seems Abi's injuries has taken the strength from his thrusts, he seems unable to keep forcing people back.
Takayasu also struggling like hell

 

[Stormtrooper85]

There's definitely new speed and determination in Hoshoryu's tachi-ai. He got to Oho so quickly and secured his grip on the mawashi before Oho had time to react.

 

[Fox by the Sea]

There's definitely new speed and determination in Hoshoryu's tachi-ai. He got to Oho so quickly and secured his grip on the mawashi before Oho had time to react.

He's been quite nimble. somebody must have told him that OG sumo is still best.
his high flying moves and trying to roll everyone should always be a defensive maneuver, and he used to deploy it offensively, sometimes to bad results. perhaps somebody brought that to his attention. nobody can do what he does when he's at his best.

 

[Fox by the Sea]

Shodai is somehow 6-1 and doing ozeki sumo.

 

[Stormtrooper85]

Shodai is somehow 6-1 and doing ozeki sumo.

The Lord of Chaos works in mysterious ways.
Onosato sending Gonoyama into tomorrow.
Hoshoryu seeing a bit of adversity today, remained calm and pulled off a close win remaining the sole leader through day 7

 

[Fox by the Sea]

Onosato sending Gonoyama into tomorrow.

yeah that was brutal

 

[Stormtrooper85]

yeah that was brutal

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Nephew is not impressed.

 

[Stormtrooper85]

Kotozakura losing to 1 - 6 Takayasu is really rough.

Hoshoryu remains perfect through 8. This is the best sumo we've seen from him. Hope he wins this basho

 

[Fox by the Sea]

Kotozakura losing to 1 - 6 Takayasu is really rough.

Hoshoryu remains perfect through 8. This is the best sumo we've seen from him. Hope he wins this basho

7-1 Shodai is blowing my mind

 

[Stormtrooper85]

7-1 Shodai is blowing my mind

Shodai yusho 2025

 

[JacJeanFinger]

Kotoshoho seems like he's been released from pressure to win after his brother was sent back to juryo.

I'm guessing what motivates shodai to run like a former ozeki this basho is a young up-and-coming rookie from his home region Kumamoto. I hope Kusano will continue to keep pushing him hard.