SUMO - 2021 Natsu Basho (May 9th - May 23rd)

[winterbike]

14 wins will make a new yokozuna from Mongolia regardless.
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I hope the next 15 ones are Mongolian, it's what the Sumo Association deserves.

 

[winterbike]

Crazy that only 4 years ago we had 4 worthy yokozunas at the same time.

 

[Fork]

Takakeisho will be the shortest yokozuna in our times. And I don't recall a single yokozuna since 1980 who was a striker.

yeah, i think the only oshizumo yokozuna in recent times were current JSA chairman Hokutoumi and Akebono. but even though Akebono and Takakeisho are both strikers, their body types (and talent, frankly) are so different it's hard to compare them.

 

[Stormtrooper85]

That would be sad and take out the mystery about a Yokozuna and devalue it. Takakeisho at this point is not Yokozuna material. Teru would be fine imo but it takes something away if they earn this with not one fight against a Yokozuna. Especially as easy as Hakuho destroyed Taka last year in practice bouts.

The JSA must agree with this assessment, Keisho was the runner up in September and won the Basho in November. That was enough to promote Kisenosato. Though Keisho came back in January with a disastrous effort.

 

[JacJeanFinger]

yeah, i think the only oshizumo yokozuna in recent times were current JSA chairman Hokutoumi and Akebono. but even though Akebono and Takakeisho are both strikers, their body types (and talent, frankly) are so different it's hard to compare them.

You might have already read this post7 article but here's some facts

1. Takakeisho doesn't grab mawashi to win his fights. He did only twice when he was in juryo and absolutely zero after nyumaku (entering top division).

2. The article compares taka with akebono and hokutoumi indeed but concludes that takakeisho is more of a pure striker than the other 2 who can also grapple in yotsuzumo.

Before deciding to concentrate on sumo, takakeisho was a kyokushin karate fighter who dreamed about becoming k-1 world champion someday. Very unusual background for a rikishi of this caliber.

https://www.news-postseven.com/archives/20190507_1365561.html?DETAIL

 

[listrahtes]

i guess i don't think it would be terrible to go without any Yokozuna for a while

I would have no problem with that as it adds to the Yokozuna title and makes it more than just a necessity for the company but if basho without Yokozuna do much worse financially I get the JSA s need. Without knowing the numbers I dont think thats the case. The race for Yokozuna is imo very interesting at this point.

 

[Fork]

You might have already read this post7 article but here's some facts

1. Takakeisho doesn't grab mawashi to win his fights. He did only twice when he was in juryo and absolutely zero after nyumaku (entering top division).

2. The article compares taka with akebono and hokutoumi indeed but concludes that takakeisho is more of a pure striker than the other 2 who can also grapple in yotsuzumo.

Before deciding to concentrate on sumo, takakeisho was a kyokushin karate fighter who dreamed about becoming k-1 world champion someday. Very unusual background for a rikishi of this caliber.

https://www.news-postseven.com/archives/20190507_1365561.html?DETAIL

nice, i haven't seen that article but it's a great one. lots of great stats on there, and as they say i also feel like Takakeisho is much more similar in technique to someone like Chiyotaikai who also had a karate background (although much later in life than Takakeisho) before joining sumo:

 

[Stormtrooper85]

You might have already read this post7 article but here's some facts

1. Takakeisho doesn't grab mawashi to win his fights. He did only twice when he was in juryo and absolutely zero after nyumaku (entering top division).

2. The article compares taka with akebono and hokutoumi indeed but concludes that takakeisho is more of a pure striker than the other 2 who can also grapple in yotsuzumo.

Before deciding to concentrate on sumo, takakeisho was a kyokushin karate fighter who dreamed about becoming k-1 world champion someday. Very unusual background for a rikishi of this caliber.

https://www.news-postseven.com/archives/20190507_1365561.html?DETAIL

K1 Takakeisho? That is an interesting thought

 

[1pedestrian]

Very interesting video: A Concise Guide to Terunofuji Comeback Story, Sumo Divisions & Ranks

 

[Stormtrooper85]

Very interesting video: A Concise Guide to Terunofuji Comeback Story, Sumo Divisions & Ranks

Sumostew is a pretty great channel

 

[Fork]

new from Sumostew, a video about Harumafuji:

 

[Stormtrooper85]

 

[Stormtrooper85]

 

[Stormtrooper85]

This is wild

 

[Stormtrooper85]

Chris is doing a ton of work on this story