🧵 /sumo/ - Off-Basho General
Anonymous at Mon, 3 Mar 2025 00:38:51 UTC No. 225214
Dan edition
prev >>223106
>Banzuke:
http://sumodb.sumogames.de/Banzuke.
https://www.sumo.or.jp/EnHonbashoBa
>Fight Schedule & Results:
https://www.sumo.or.jp/EnHonbashoMa
>Some sumo links and how to watch live:
https://rentry.org/uwbgc88d
Anonymous at Mon, 3 Mar 2025 01:52:40 UTC No. 225228
>>225226
Old enough to be Dan's papa-san.
Aonishiki turns 21 on senshuraku
Anonymous at Mon, 3 Mar 2025 07:47:36 UTC No. 225248
>>225226
Genuinely curious to know what will eventually get him to miss a match.
Anonymous at Mon, 3 Mar 2025 10:19:56 UTC No. 225253
>>225214
I just can't bring myself to get on the Aonishiki hype train. It's like there's a mental block preventing me from even imagining him in the san'yaku.
Anonymous at Mon, 3 Mar 2025 13:57:26 UTC No. 225258
What's up with Asanoyama anyways? Is he going to try to make the climb again once "healthy"?
Anonymous at Mon, 3 Mar 2025 14:05:14 UTC No. 225259
>>225258
I think he's got enough left in the tank to get back to the joi before a career-ending injury.
Anonymous at Mon, 3 Mar 2025 14:56:40 UTC No. 225261
>>225248
The dude who finally wallops him hard enough to produce a career ending injury will become an all time sumo legend
Anonymous at Mon, 3 Mar 2025 16:03:17 UTC No. 225263
>>225261
I just hope he gets matched up against Asonoyama this time up.
Anonymous at Mon, 3 Mar 2025 17:13:24 UTC No. 225268
Horseshitryu injured, plans on skipping the basho
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jS
Anonymous at Mon, 3 Mar 2025 17:21:36 UTC No. 225269
>>225268
Man if you are gonna shitpost with your terrible nicknames and chris sumo videos, at least watch the video first so your shitposting is correct.
Anonymous at Mon, 3 Mar 2025 19:48:58 UTC No. 225273
>>225268
>Neph injured
>Zak potentially still not at 100%
It's literally free real estate for Onosato.
Anonymous at Mon, 3 Mar 2025 19:53:47 UTC No. 225275
>>225273
His master's in hot water at the moment and won't have been focusing on training properly. Additionally, Onosato and his stablemates might be worrying about the possibility of having their stable temporarily closed.
Anonymous at Mon, 3 Mar 2025 19:55:11 UTC No. 225276
>>225275
My God, we may be heading right into the Perfect Clown Basho Storm...
Anonymous at Mon, 3 Mar 2025 19:58:15 UTC No. 225277
>>225276
Oh boy, time to throw another dart at the board for which random maegashiras go unbeaten for the first week again!
Anonymous at Mon, 3 Mar 2025 20:02:26 UTC No. 225279
>>225277
Gonna go with Kotoshoho, he was fighting injured the past couple basho and might do well with reduced competition.
Also holy fuck I just realized how far down Mitakeumi's fallen, one more losing score and he'll be in juryo.
Anonymous at Mon, 3 Mar 2025 20:17:42 UTC No. 225280
>Takerufuji
>Ichiyamamoto
>Aonishiki
There's your 7-0s. Screencap this.
Anonymous at Mon, 3 Mar 2025 20:42:44 UTC No. 225281
>>225276
Every basho is a fucking clown basho
Anonymous at Mon, 3 Mar 2025 20:58:53 UTC No. 225282
>>225280
Oho 13-2 yusho. Loses to Shodai and Takayasu.
Anonymous at Mon, 3 Mar 2025 21:00:23 UTC No. 225283
>>225277
At last, it's Takarafuji's turn.
Anonymous at Mon, 3 Mar 2025 21:08:53 UTC No. 225284
>>225282
Beats Abi via nodowa. Makes Onosato, Gonoyama, and Takeru go backwards at the tachiai. Kotozakura is completely unable to move him. Hip throws Hoshoryu.
Anonymous at Mon, 3 Mar 2025 23:10:02 UTC No. 225286
Bros I can't stop consuming heyasloppa.
Anonymous at Mon, 3 Mar 2025 23:34:57 UTC No. 225287
>>225286
I just wish they coordinated their content releases to stagger them out through the week.
Anonymous at Tue, 4 Mar 2025 00:25:51 UTC No. 225291
>>225290
Are those sacks for capturing the children afterwards? Could this be how they get the meat for chanko?
Anonymous at Tue, 4 Mar 2025 00:29:37 UTC No. 225292
>>225276
>>225277
>noob fans are now so brain damaged by the Hakuho Era that they think it's a clown basho whenever the same yokozuna doesn't win the title
Anonymous at Tue, 4 Mar 2025 00:32:44 UTC No. 225293
>>225291
yes. thats why numbers of people joining are down. less are making it to age
Anonymous at Tue, 4 Mar 2025 00:54:30 UTC No. 225294
>>225286
the latest tatsunamislop is A+ garbage
Anonymous at Tue, 4 Mar 2025 00:57:08 UTC No. 225295
>>225294
Is that a good or bad thing?
Anonymous at Tue, 4 Mar 2025 08:44:46 UTC No. 225309
>>225307
30 years ago the Hawaiians were diverted from promising NFL careers, so this may be one of those "equal exchange" black magic kinda deals
Anonymous at Tue, 4 Mar 2025 09:10:37 UTC No. 225311
>>225296
Average Yamato fight.
Anonymous at Tue, 4 Mar 2025 13:32:55 UTC No. 225315
>>225296
You can see the exact moment where Hakuho decides to expand his manlet collection.
Anonymous at Tue, 4 Mar 2025 19:47:43 UTC No. 225319
>>225315
Yeah you can't buy fighting spirit and awareness like that. Kid certainly raised a lot of eyebrows.
Anonymous at Tue, 4 Mar 2025 19:56:32 UTC No. 225320
>>225319
He joined Hidenoyama-beya a year ago judging from the file name, he's slowly climbing Jonidan right now.
Anonymous at Tue, 4 Mar 2025 20:12:43 UTC No. 225321
>>217607
The new rankings mostly stay the same, but Takadagawa now supersedes Arashio, Sakaigawa outranks Tokitsukaze, Hakkaku has dropped way down the rankings to just below Nakamura while
Futagoyama has moved up to just behind Hakkaku and Ajigawa is now on the chart just back of Ikazuchi who are now following Onomatsu who have dropped to the slot behind Tokiwayama which now trails Kokonoe powered by Chiyoshoma surprising surge.
Anonymous at Tue, 4 Mar 2025 20:14:19 UTC No. 225322
>>225320
>Hidenoyama
does that translate to "the hidden largest mountain" or "the largest hidden mountain"?
Anonymous at Tue, 4 Mar 2025 20:17:37 UTC No. 225323
>>225322
It means "shut the fuck up who cares".
Anonymous at Tue, 4 Mar 2025 20:19:38 UTC No. 225324
>>225322
Well, how about you check what 秀 in 秀ノ山 means and report back to this thread once you find out?
Anonymous at Tue, 4 Mar 2025 20:24:29 UTC No. 225325
>>225324
Not that faggot but it looks like it means "excellent mountain" or "mountain of excellence".
Anonymous at Tue, 4 Mar 2025 20:42:31 UTC No. 225327
>>225324
If he could decode Japanese, he wouldn't be asking, would he?
Anonymous at Tue, 4 Mar 2025 20:45:00 UTC No. 225328
>>225327
I think the point is that it's weird to assume "ひで" has anything to do with "hiding", but I have to assume the original post was just making a joke about that similarity in the first place.
Anonymous at Wed, 5 Mar 2025 04:59:13 UTC No. 225345
>>225329
No, but seriously, why would you think it was "hidden" mountain? That's fucking retarded.
Anonymous at Wed, 5 Mar 2025 05:11:23 UTC No. 225346
>>225345
Are you really dim enough to not notice
>hiden oyama
did you also not understand back when people were making
>shiden and farden
jokes
Anonymous at Wed, 5 Mar 2025 16:18:35 UTC No. 225350
4chan server is back from kyujo, he can still get KK
>>225329
Would you have preferred "this joke fucking sucked, I'll give you the Kasugano treatment for it" instead
Anonymous at Wed, 5 Mar 2025 16:52:01 UTC No. 225356
fresh chris slop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAH
its over for kirishitma
Anonymous at Wed, 5 Mar 2025 17:10:30 UTC No. 225359
>>225356
Sounds like the worries about Nephew's elbows were just worries after all. Hopefully March will be bloodbath we'd hoped January would be.
Anonymous at Wed, 5 Mar 2025 17:22:06 UTC No. 225360
Sounds like it'll be a two horse race between Hosh and 'sato.
Anonymous at Wed, 5 Mar 2025 17:34:52 UTC No. 225362
>>225361
>PSSH PSSH PSSH PSSH PSSH
Anonymous at Wed, 5 Mar 2025 17:48:57 UTC No. 225365
>>225364
He's finally broken free of the hamburger curse Ronald McDonald placed on him as a child
Anonymous at Wed, 5 Mar 2025 17:56:00 UTC No. 225366
>>225364
>TFW no mo' hambaga
Anonymous at Wed, 5 Mar 2025 18:37:09 UTC No. 225369
>>225364
Goes to show how much effort he was putting in to stay at his fighting weight. Imagine if every rikishi tried as hard as he did.
Anonymous at Wed, 5 Mar 2025 18:40:49 UTC No. 225370
>>225369
>Imagine if every rikishi tried as hard as he did.
We would never have another Yokozuna.
Anonymous at Wed, 5 Mar 2025 20:18:14 UTC No. 225376
>>225364
No fucking way is that 'keisho.
Anonymous at Wed, 5 Mar 2025 20:25:48 UTC No. 225379
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9o9
mmm tatsusloppa
Anonymous at Wed, 5 Mar 2025 20:53:12 UTC No. 225381
>>225364
That’s got to be ozempic fueled.
Anonymous at Wed, 5 Mar 2025 21:45:58 UTC No. 225385
>>225381
losing that much weight when you're THAT overweight wouldn't really take that long.
Anonymous at Wed, 5 Mar 2025 22:01:56 UTC No. 225387
>>225381
Takakeisho at his peak was a little over 360 pounds at 5'9. For reference, that's fifty pounds heavier than Ura at his heaviest, who is the same height. Sustaining those proportions as an active rikishi takes an absolutely monumental effort, and when that effort is no longer put in, the weight physically cannot remain. I wouldn't be surprised if he was using weight-loss drugs, but if he just ate a normal amount for a month the weight would melt right off him anyway.
Anonymous at Wed, 5 Mar 2025 22:04:40 UTC No. 225388
>>225385
>>225387
The trick for retired sumo wrestlers is not to just stop eating as much, but also to keep up active training while doing so. Post-retirement heart issues are usually caused by no longer training and being more sedentary, which prevents the heart from staying healthy.
Anonymous at Wed, 5 Mar 2025 22:32:30 UTC No. 225389
>>225388
Its always encouraging seeing coaches doing shiko or light exercises while coaching.
And its easy to see who doesn't do that.
Anonymous at Wed, 5 Mar 2025 22:36:10 UTC No. 225390
>>225387
Fatsos just don't want to admit that eating normally would lose their chub.
Anonymous at Wed, 5 Mar 2025 22:55:02 UTC No. 225395
>>225393
He loosens his mawashi?
No hinkaku.
Anonymous at Wed, 5 Mar 2025 23:12:18 UTC No. 225396
>>225395
Terukuni was known for that. From his jp wiki page:
>人気も高かったが、それを表すものの中にあだ名の多さがある。取組の最中
Anonymous at Wed, 5 Mar 2025 23:25:18 UTC No. 225397
>>225395
Legitimate and bold tactic. Yes, loosening the mawashi protects you from belt grips to some extent. But if it becomes too loose and you expose yourself, it's an automatic loss.
Anonymous at Wed, 5 Mar 2025 23:40:03 UTC No. 225398
>>225387
all he would have to do is stop aggressively stuffing himself with rice and the way active wrestlers do and he weight would just drain off with little effort fairly quickly. losing the last 20 or so pounds of excess weight is the only part of weight loss that requires any substantial willpower or effort
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Mar 2025 00:49:47 UTC No. 225405
>>225403
when abi gets this training he will be going for the throat
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Mar 2025 03:22:35 UTC No. 225411
Just three days away!
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Mar 2025 09:38:49 UTC No. 225419
>>225397
Hi Ryuden, shouldn't you be training right now?
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Mar 2025 14:07:33 UTC No. 225432
New characters in Futagoyama-slop!
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Mar 2025 15:43:36 UTC No. 225435
>>225432
>hey guys our slop is getting kinda boring, nobody is watching anymore, what should we do to fix it?
>i know lets bring in an exciting new character since every is clearly already sick of all the old characters
they already tried this with kikuchi and it flopped hard, don't know why they chose someone so colorless and boring.
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Mar 2025 15:48:43 UTC No. 225437
>>225435
>nobody is watching anymore
Don't know about that chief. Still averaging over 400k a video.
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Mar 2025 16:37:03 UTC No. 225441
>>225437
Most of those are bots run by Futagoyama's yakuza friends.
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Mar 2025 17:21:04 UTC No. 225448
>>225435
how is kikuchi a flop
>>225443
I bet some of you weebs can name an anime for that
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Mar 2025 17:38:02 UTC No. 225449
>>225448
>how is kikuchi a flop
zero pizazz
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Mar 2025 18:18:09 UTC No. 225454
>>225451
Takarafujibros....
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Mar 2025 18:19:45 UTC No. 225455
>>225454
this is HIS tournament. Takarafuji WILL win.
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Mar 2025 18:25:44 UTC No. 225457
>>225455
Hakuho's reaction when Terunofuji chose Kusano over Takarafuji for the last sekitori picks for his draft team was funny.
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Mar 2025 19:17:59 UTC No. 225465
Is Teru's haircut scheduled yet?
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Mar 2025 20:49:45 UTC No. 225470
Kogabros... If we let KEKuchi defeat us and leave us behind, considering that the two new recruits have ALREADY defeated us (in height and weight), where the hell are we going to hide? Four new recruits, including Mita, have passed us by like we were trash...
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Mar 2025 21:12:20 UTC No. 225473
>>225470
His Judo cousin will join and surpass him as well
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Mar 2025 21:35:27 UTC No. 225478
>>225470
Koga wouldn't be in that position if he wasn't so lazy. He doesn't do shit outside of morning practice, he could easily be a muscle manlet by now at his age and be in sandanme or makushita instead of still on the ass end of the banzuke. He is repulsive, being forced to see that mopey loser is one of the big turn offs of that youtube channel, I stopped watching it when Isegahama & Tatsunami slop became available
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Mar 2025 21:42:00 UTC No. 225479
>>225470
Koga has it all worked out. He's going to loiter around in Futagoyama-beya until his parents die - because they don't need to support him NEETing, they will amass more money than they otherwise would. When they die, all their money will go to Koga, who, after nearly thirty years of eating chanko and doing the bare minimum of training, will have reached his final form as a true Ugly Bastard. He will then use the money to buy a run-down apartment complex in a small and nondescript city, and live the dream. Koga knows what he's doing.
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Mar 2025 21:44:29 UTC No. 225480
>>225479
>When they die, all their money will go to Koga,
Japan has the third highest inheritance tax in the world. There's a saying "wealth only last three generations" which is why rich dynasties focus on long-term business heirs instead of short-term wealth gain.
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Mar 2025 21:49:01 UTC No. 225481
>>225480
Trust the plan.
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Mar 2025 22:00:45 UTC No. 225482
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yge
Chrissloppa. The tldr:
>Kirishima won't pull out, but is worried about taking tachiais
>Hoshoryu went 15-1 in practice, looking insane despite having the shits from food a few days ago
>Daieisho actually wants to try for Ozeki and has been working on his belt fighting, but fucking sucks at it
>Zak is looking to be in great form, refuses to answer questions about losing Ozeki because it's just not happening
>Tobi is more or less innocent about the gay charges against him
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Mar 2025 22:01:42 UTC No. 225483
>>225482
>Hoshoryu went 15-1 in practice
Did he lose to Oho again
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Mar 2025 22:20:35 UTC No. 225488
>Zak is looking to be in great form, refuses to answer questions about losing Ozeki because it's just not happening
its happening, false bravado confirms
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Mar 2025 22:23:34 UTC No. 225489
Zak will lose ozeki this month, get back ozeki in May, and make yokozuna in November.
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Mar 2025 22:26:51 UTC No. 225490
>>225488
>>225489
It would be pretty insane if he did lose it considering he won the 2024 award for most wins in bashos, beating out Onosato by a single win in the final day of November. It's easy to rag on the guy for being possibly the least aggressive rikishi in ozumo, but if his injury has passed there's zero reason to believe he'll go much worse than 11-4.
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Mar 2025 23:45:47 UTC No. 225494
>>225492
What a dumb post lmao. Zak is nothing like Mitakeumi. Zak has been a strong 'zeki the whole time besides that one 8-7 and his injured basho in January. Can of that new Rio flavour Monster says he goes 10+ wins.
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Mar 2025 23:48:11 UTC No. 225496
>>225490
>his injury has passed
That's basically what I'm thinking, that it's not as healed as he wants to think. He'll bounce back in May though.
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Mar 2025 23:53:29 UTC No. 225497
>>225496
But by then 'sato will be 'zuna.
Anonymous at Thu, 6 Mar 2025 23:54:31 UTC No. 225498
>>225497
Triple zuna by the end of the year, trust the plan.
Anonymous at Fri, 7 Mar 2025 00:03:49 UTC No. 225499
>>225497
Onosato will never be Yokozuna. Nasty ankle injury in May, then his metabolism collapses and he balloons up to 550lbs during recovery. Successful return to the top division, but then he spends eight years being Ichinojo II. Heart attack at 43.
Anonymous at Fri, 7 Mar 2025 00:07:03 UTC No. 225500
>>225499
>Heart attack at 43
He'll make it to at LEAST 45.
Anonymous at Fri, 7 Mar 2025 00:38:14 UTC No. 225503
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLm
God I love ozumosloppa.
Anonymous at Fri, 7 Mar 2025 02:28:56 UTC No. 225509
>>225470
henchman eyebrows
Anonymous at Fri, 7 Mar 2025 03:32:51 UTC No. 225512
>>225488
He got that fucking dawg in em he’s punished and his black belt is a testament to his resolve
Anonymous at Fri, 7 Mar 2025 04:53:19 UTC No. 225515
>>225512
resolve is just going to make his knee injury get worse. he should've had the surgery before last basho, he'd have returned to competition as M13 instead he is going to end up dropping down to makushita or sandanme like asanoyama.
Anonymous at Fri, 7 Mar 2025 07:35:51 UTC No. 225521
>>225517
Already getting his first L as Yokozuna.
Anonymous at Fri, 7 Mar 2025 13:39:50 UTC No. 225527
>>225523
>Day 1 Takkers
The zensho run was over before it began.
Anonymous at Fri, 7 Mar 2025 18:01:33 UTC No. 225537
So how the fuck do I watch any division below Makuuchi now? I wanna follow at least juryo but NHK refuses to let me.
Anonymous at Fri, 7 Mar 2025 18:03:53 UTC No. 225539
>>225537
Abema + VPN
Anonymous at Fri, 7 Mar 2025 18:41:16 UTC No. 225541
>>225537
if you're a true fan you will find a way
Anonymous at Fri, 7 Mar 2025 18:57:27 UTC No. 225543
>>225537
This >>225539 is probably the best way, but if you don't care that much about the stream quality I would say restreaming channels from yt and twitch can do the job.
Anonymous at Fri, 7 Mar 2025 19:20:04 UTC No. 225545
>poshos/affiliates bought up all the good Albert Hall sumo tickets before general sale
>cheapest seats left are in excess of £900, not factoring in additional cost of pubic transport to and from L*ndonistan
>would cost as much, if not a little less to fly to japan and see a basho there
Guess I'll be watching it streamed, for free, live from the gooncave then. Fuck you Hakkaku you greedy old bald cunt.
Anonymous at Fri, 7 Mar 2025 19:27:42 UTC No. 225546
>>225545
I wouldn't go to London even if the sumo was free.
Anonymous at Fri, 7 Mar 2025 19:33:43 UTC No. 225547
>1 day before the 'sho
>no new Chris video
dude is slippin, really dropping the ball
i NEED to know who won or loss meaningless bouts in practice sessions, the Koga vs Kikuchi slop isn't cutting the mustard
Anonymous at Fri, 7 Mar 2025 19:55:29 UTC No. 225548
>>225547
>Koga vs Kikuchi
Decisive Koga victory, Kikuchi is "resting from injuries" and will be taking some more kyujo days this basho.
Anonymous at Fri, 7 Mar 2025 20:28:46 UTC No. 225551
>>225548
Taking the first 5 days off in January and still getting KK was chad af
Anonymous at Fri, 7 Mar 2025 20:30:23 UTC No. 225552
imagine the controversy at futagoyama if nabatame gets 3 more wins than roga this time around
Anonymous at Fri, 7 Mar 2025 20:32:20 UTC No. 225554
>>225548
Kikuchi can kyujo 5 bouts and still be better than Koga.
>t. Nobehara
Anonymous at Fri, 7 Mar 2025 20:33:55 UTC No. 225555
>>225552
Imagine Roga vs Nabatame play off for the juryo basho and Roga gets henka'd by Nabakek.
Anonymous at Fri, 7 Mar 2025 20:54:37 UTC No. 225557
>>225554
Why do you think Kikuchi keeps getting injured in training right before tournaments?
Anonymous at Fri, 7 Mar 2025 21:43:06 UTC No. 225559
Best beya to visit if I want a glass bottle shoved up my ass? The JSA will be clamping down on Nishonoseki so that one's out of the question.
Anonymous at Fri, 7 Mar 2025 21:47:24 UTC No. 225560
>>225559
Hakkaku-beya. He can't punish himself, can he?
Anonymous at Fri, 7 Mar 2025 23:55:45 UTC No. 225571
>>225570
Tell me about Akua. Why does he wear the mask?
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Mar 2025 00:48:10 UTC No. 225574
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ob
>terunofuji and hakuho calling for mono-ii every time their team loses
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Mar 2025 03:07:25 UTC No. 225582
>>225580
They're lucky they don't enforce that seppuku rule. I think they should start holding the judges to it though.
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Mar 2025 03:43:43 UTC No. 225584
>>225582
What if there were two gyoji fighting with knives at the same time as the rikishi
I think that'd be interesting
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Mar 2025 05:11:21 UTC No. 225590
>>225574
gourmet slop
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Mar 2025 06:56:44 UTC No. 225592
>>225574
I wish they would get someone who speaks english to do the subtitles
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Mar 2025 07:15:25 UTC No. 225594
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iG
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Mar 2025 08:02:39 UTC No. 225597
https://www.sumo.or.jp/EnSumoDataSu
>Daiyusho
>Daibasho
>Daishisho
Oitekaze-oyakata thinks he's so slick trying to add "dai" in front of sumo terms and calling them shikona. He'll probably name some kid Dairikishi or Daishikona at this rate.
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Mar 2025 08:06:34 UTC No. 225598
>>225597
Daishiko would actually be badass.
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Mar 2025 08:31:00 UTC No. 225602
>>225598
大しっこ
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Mar 2025 08:54:18 UTC No. 225604
>>225597
dai- is an easy prefix, imagine how many shikona you can create with -fuji, I think Isegahama is at the limit lol. I wonder if Teru will keep the suffix for his stable.
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Mar 2025 08:57:31 UTC No. 225605
>>225602
大獅光
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Mar 2025 09:02:03 UTC No. 225606
So what's the rundown on suspected/known injuries coming into things?
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Mar 2025 10:28:46 UTC No. 225608
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_Q
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Mar 2025 14:07:28 UTC No. 225614
If Roga is really the tallest rikishi at Futa-beya it's seriously a manlet gathering.
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Mar 2025 19:14:53 UTC No. 225628
>>225364
This is so fucking cursed.
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Mar 2025 19:35:23 UTC No. 225629
>>225627
He looks uncomfortable because he's actually holding two of those.
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Mar 2025 19:40:14 UTC No. 225630
Predict how many days until this basho gets the 4chan Clown Basho™ symbol of approval.
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Mar 2025 20:02:08 UTC No. 225633
>>225632
But he won 27 fights?
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Mar 2025 20:15:22 UTC No. 225636
>>225632
They didn't give it to Takakeisho when he put up those same numbers, they only gave it to Horseshit because they were afraid of being accused of racism by the Mongols
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Mar 2025 20:17:34 UTC No. 225637
>>225636
Keisho went 12-3JY 13-2Y, while Hosh went 13-2JY 12-3Y with a three way playoff.
>uhhh the playoff doesn't count sweetie :)
Thank God the YDC don't have to give a fuck what you think.
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Mar 2025 20:24:57 UTC No. 225638
>>225632
Onokuni?
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Mar 2025 20:26:43 UTC No. 225639
If Hosh doesn't get 46+ yushos by the time he retired he's a failed Yokozuna.
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Mar 2025 20:28:38 UTC No. 225640
Speaking of Hoshoryu, get some Tatsusloppa in you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Rn
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Mar 2025 20:31:11 UTC No. 225641
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Mar 2025 20:34:30 UTC No. 225642
>>225641
Well, turns out Nephew's elbows are fine, Zak has been blowing away his practice partners, and the sake-crammed one has been going toe-to-toe with Nephew in practice, only dropping off after a bunch of bout as his bigger size means worse cardio than Nephew. The top 3 are all looking like serious contenders. I'd bet 'sato does the best out of all of them.
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Mar 2025 21:27:59 UTC No. 225646
umeyama >-<
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Mar 2025 21:51:17 UTC No. 225650
>>225645
I seem to recall a parody article about sumo from some years ago that named Hoshoryu as the unfortunate wrestler who shat himself in the ring, incurring an automatic loss. I can't find it any more, but maybe it was oddly prescient.
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Mar 2025 21:52:49 UTC No. 225651
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo5
>that one guy holding a bowl for the entire video
Pretty cool joint training session video though.
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Mar 2025 21:53:11 UTC No. 225652
>>225641
I didn't say it WAS a clown basho, I said it COULD be.
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Mar 2025 21:57:11 UTC No. 225654
>sumo starts up today
>quickly read up on the /xs/ threads I missed
>60% of it was useless shitflinging and flame wars
Yup, it's good to be back.
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Mar 2025 21:58:18 UTC No. 225655
natto site up yet?
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Mar 2025 22:00:28 UTC No. 225656
>>225651
what is the purpose of the bowl
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Mar 2025 22:07:23 UTC No. 225657
>>225655
>User: large
>Pass: sushi
https://theforevercove.com/
I'll add it in the opening post if I make the first thread this basho.
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Mar 2025 22:11:10 UTC No. 225658
>>225657
don't advertise it in OP, that'll just make it easier for NHK to get it shut down.
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Mar 2025 22:18:49 UTC No. 225659
>>225658
Natto started using Abema instead of NHK. That's not to say that some buzzkill couldn't report Natto anyways, but I reckon that posting the user/pass in the OP wouldn't have changed much if that was the case.
NHK at Sat, 8 Mar 2025 22:20:14 UTC No. 225660
>>225657
Thanks for the tip, sucker! I got your IP, I'm sending my best ninjas to your house right fucking now, you better be ready.
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Mar 2025 22:20:29 UTC No. 225661
In honor of the big day I stole the /nba/ OP for sumo r8
>>>/sp/147539024
Unscrupulous Re-Streamer at Sat, 8 Mar 2025 22:22:06 UTC No. 225663
>>225660
Nooooo NHK please don't kill me and use my remains for chankonabe nooooo
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Mar 2025 22:24:59 UTC No. 225664
>>225651
>>225656
I'm wondering if it's supposed to be training muscle memory for how far apart his hands should be when coming up at the tachiai. Maybe he was also doing suriashi with it earlier.
He has his fingers on the bowl in a very specific way, which seems pointless if he's just supposed to be holding it.
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Mar 2025 22:43:58 UTC No. 225666
>>225651
>>225656
>>225664
>>225665
It's a bowl full of salt. That's it. A lower ranker holds it so that it's always at the ready when needed.
It's probably an honor or some shit to get to hold the salt and watch up close. You see it at every kyokai held joint practice during practice bouts.
Anonymous at Sat, 8 Mar 2025 23:30:11 UTC No. 225671
>>225666
That's where you're wrong. Just like in Karate Kid, the little black kid was taught by the great Jackie Chan to take his sweater off and put it back on, and it was actually a secret training method; so to is the Way of the Bowl. Your mind is just too weak to understand.
Anonymous at Sun, 9 Mar 2025 00:07:18 UTC No. 225672
>>225669
>Ozeki falls over and gets back problems from sitting down and accepting promotion
Anonymous at Sun, 9 Mar 2025 00:19:00 UTC No. 225675
>>225673
Me on the right (in the brown mawashi).
Anonymous at Sun, 9 Mar 2025 00:19:40 UTC No. 225676
Jonokuchi bouts are starting shortly, welcome to Osaka.
>>>/sp/147541804
Anonymous at Sun, 9 Mar 2025 01:12:46 UTC No. 225678
>>225677
>pic
This is me when I wake up...
Anonymous at Sun, 9 Mar 2025 06:06:40 UTC No. 225691
>>225629
Underrated post.
Anonymous at Sun, 9 Mar 2025 06:09:30 UTC No. 225692
>>225651
>>225656
That's the salt bitch. The salt bitch holds the salt.
Anonymous at Sun, 9 Mar 2025 06:56:05 UTC No. 225695
>>225627
>Time to drink up anon!
>What are you doing? Drop your pants
Anonymous at Sun, 9 Mar 2025 22:41:52 UTC No. 225722
>>225721
is there anyone Abi can't kill
Anonymous at Sun, 9 Mar 2025 23:29:37 UTC No. 225724
>>225722
Unironically, only the JSA
Anonymous at Mon, 10 Mar 2025 00:19:52 UTC No. 225726
>>225725
gentlemen...we need to get this man to the top division to stop Abi's reign of terror
he's our only hope against Ablivion
Anonymous at Mon, 10 Mar 2025 00:27:59 UTC No. 225727
>>225725
Anon... the white circles indicate victories. Not losses.
Anonymous at Mon, 10 Mar 2025 00:29:55 UTC No. 225728
>>225727
I thought I was going crazy since >>225726 didn't say nothing about it lmao
Anonymous at Tue, 18 Mar 2025 18:06:34 UTC No. 226076
>>226065
The kinboshi philanthropist...
Anonymous at Tue, 18 Mar 2025 18:21:21 UTC No. 226079
>>226076
i dont think you know what philanthropist does..also he gave out 3, so what? there's been many zunas doing the same before.
Anonymous at Tue, 18 Mar 2025 21:16:08 UTC No. 226084
>>226079
Oh we know Hosh is in good company
him and Futahaguro, names that are going to be side by side for eternity
Anonymous at Tue, 18 Mar 2025 21:16:49 UTC No. 226085
>>226084
He's already won more tournaments than futahaguro, stop being ridiculous.
Anonymous at Tue, 18 Mar 2025 23:52:21 UTC No. 226091
>>226085
Hoshoryu "Better than Futahaguro" Tomokatsu, the 74th Yokozuna.
Anonymous at Wed, 19 Mar 2025 07:33:54 UTC No. 226116
I had a dream last night where one of the rikishi threw the entire basket of salt into the other guy's face
Anonymous at Wed, 19 Mar 2025 18:29:15 UTC No. 226141
>>226116
Kino
Anonymous at Wed, 19 Mar 2025 19:58:22 UTC No. 226146
>>226116
I had a dream last year that Kotakiyama (from Futagoyama-beya) tricked me into handing him my phone to check something, and then he broke my screen and smirked at me. Everything I've seen of him makes him seem like a decent lad, but I just can't help myself from disliking him a little because of that dream.
Anonymous at Thu, 20 Mar 2025 10:15:55 UTC No. 226175
>>226174
The one-armed helicopter has got to be so fucking demoralizing.
Anonymous at Sat, 22 Mar 2025 20:20:12 UTC No. 226297
>>226274
>Midorifuji not using a green mawashi
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Mar 2025 10:57:22 UTC No. 226326
It's finally over. We managed nine threads on /sp/ this tournament, so we get an Outstanding Performance prize.
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Mar 2025 12:52:23 UTC No. 226330
Hosh*ryu intai by 2026
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Mar 2025 13:01:44 UTC No. 226331
Is nabatame dropping to makushita?
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Mar 2025 13:26:07 UTC No. 226336
Assuming 3/4 Makushita/Juryo promotions/demotions, is Mita in?
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Mar 2025 14:38:55 UTC No. 226340
>Onosato Yokozuna run
It was, afterall, inevitable.
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Mar 2025 15:45:40 UTC No. 226341
>>226336
He should be.
Otsuji, Kiryuko, Hokutofuji, and Kitanowaka should drop. Miyagi, Daiamami, Mita, and Mudoho should be promoted.
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Mar 2025 15:47:22 UTC No. 226342
>>226084
Onokuni would like word.
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Mar 2025 15:59:34 UTC No. 226344
>>226341
For that matter, what do we think the makuuchi-juryo swaps will be?
Mitakeumi, Nishikifuji, Shirokuma, and Takarafuji down
Tamashoho, Kayo, Roga, and Tochitaikai up?
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Mar 2025 16:09:24 UTC No. 226345
>>226344
Yup.
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Mar 2025 17:10:27 UTC No. 226347
Futahaguro gave away less kinboshi than Hosh on debut. Admittedly Futa's fusen was given to Konishiki who would've completely flattened him anyway, but still.
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Mar 2025 17:15:14 UTC No. 226349
Fewer
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Mar 2025 17:22:02 UTC No. 226350
>>226349
The one true king, is that you?
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Mar 2025 17:23:56 UTC No. 226351
>>226350
Not that I'm aware of.
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Mar 2025 17:40:50 UTC No. 226352
>>226329
W I D E
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Mar 2025 17:52:23 UTC No. 226353
>>226329
He can't even keep up the sumo stoicism, he's just so happy. And I would be too if I dreamed of becoming a great Yokozuna and my only "rivals" were a marshmallow with a broken knee and a bad version of Asashoryu.
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Mar 2025 18:10:33 UTC No. 226355
>>226353
He really has come into this at the perfect time. Onosato era begins... now.
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Mar 2025 18:26:03 UTC No. 226357
https://youtu.be/P91baOxVOyU?si=NHa
Cute bid. Good shot of Kinbozan riding away on a bike at the end for bikelad.
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Mar 2025 18:49:11 UTC No. 226359
>>226357
Thank goodness the basho is over. Now we can get back to beyasloppa.
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Mar 2025 19:16:09 UTC No. 226362
>>226359
Futagoyama is getting ANOTHER new recruit. Exciting times for sloppa fans!
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Mar 2025 19:17:29 UTC No. 226363
>>226362
What's his background?
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Mar 2025 19:22:56 UTC No. 226364
>>226363
Probably just the default Windows one like most people.
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Mar 2025 19:58:15 UTC No. 226367
>>226365
He's already damaged goods
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Mar 2025 19:59:06 UTC No. 226368
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Zn
It's up.
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Mar 2025 20:14:52 UTC No. 226370
>Haru 2001, combined M1-5 wins
53
>Haru 2025, combined M1-5 wins
72
The single best metric of how strong an era of sumo is is how many wins the high maegashira get. The more wins they get, the worse the sanyaku is, the weaker the era is.
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Mar 2025 21:40:31 UTC No. 226379
>>226355
we're already a year into it, he has won 3 of the last 6.
the so-called yokozuna has only won 1 of the last 10
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Mar 2025 21:54:05 UTC No. 226382
>>226380
It's a limiter. You know how cagey old man Futagoyama is with revealing the power levels of his promising recruits.
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Mar 2025 22:01:39 UTC No. 226384
>>226379
You're right. It's amazing how lucky Horseshitryu got with this promotion as I doubt he'll ever live up to the rank.
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Mar 2025 22:02:34 UTC No. 226385
>>225278
Was she even here this basho?
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Mar 2025 22:06:30 UTC No. 226386
>>226385
The yakuza replaced her with that guy with the ballin' white suit/hat.
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Mar 2025 22:06:39 UTC No. 226387
>>226385
this basho? she hasn't been attending since she got stalked, several basho/years ago.
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Mar 2025 23:03:15 UTC No. 226389
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Mar 2025 23:04:42 UTC No. 226390
>>226370
Are you factoring in how many Sanyaku there actually were?
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Mar 2025 23:05:12 UTC No. 226391
>>226380
So was Mita.
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Mar 2025 23:05:44 UTC No. 226392
>>226389
Just a rich guy in a white suit that was in the front all basho.
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Mar 2025 23:10:23 UTC No. 226393
>>226390
I probably should desu. Top 16 minus sanyaku, then just average the wins of whatever shitters remain. In fact, lets do it to those two basho and see what happens.
>Haru 2001
Sanyaku was 11 guys, so (3+1+7+6+6)/5 = 4.6 wins on average.
>Haru 2025
Sanyaku is 7 guys, so (9+9+7+6+6+3+12+7+7)/9 = 7.333 wins on average.
Pretty shocking difference. The current Sanyaku just aren't fit for purpose. As it stands only Onosato and Daieisho are deserving.
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Mar 2025 23:13:54 UTC No. 226394
>>226392
I meant about the woman / Shodai connection. She a fan or something?
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Mar 2025 23:22:02 UTC No. 226395
>>226394
>woman
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Mar 2025 23:25:13 UTC No. 226396
>>226395
If it didn't look weird I wouldn't be asking.
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Mar 2025 23:26:18 UTC No. 226397
>>226393
This is an interesting metric, and one that I haven't seen before. However, one basho is just one basho. Are either of those Harus exceptional for their year? Is there a steady trend towards more joi wins over the past twenty years? What about the respective retirements of the last few Yokozunas? Does their departure coincide neatly with an increased upper maegashira win rate, implying that the number is really an indicator of whether a strong Yokozuna exists, or is it less easily correlated and truly an indicator of a weak san'yaku as a whole?
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Mar 2025 23:40:55 UTC No. 226400
>>226392
He’s yakuza? I assumed he was a horn player in a local ska band.
Anonymous at Sun, 23 Mar 2025 23:56:30 UTC No. 226401
>>226397
You are asking too many questions, he was only looking for something that would back up his opinion on a surface level.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 00:27:59 UTC No. 226403
>>226400
I assume that suit must be fucking rank after wearing it 15 days straight.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 00:29:34 UTC No. 226404
>>226401
Sounds British.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 00:37:52 UTC No. 226405
>>226404
The fat has reached your brain, mutty
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 00:38:06 UTC No. 226406
>>226403
Maybe he washed it every night.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 00:39:49 UTC No. 226407
>>226401
If you have any evidence demonstrating that actually our current barebones constantly changing sanyaku is in fact comparable to the ones of 20 years ago with multiple Yokozuna and upwards of five Ozeki, I'd love to see it.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 00:52:01 UTC No. 226408
>>226407
It's more competitive, which makes it more interesting to watch.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 00:54:05 UTC No. 226409
>>226408
It's not interesting when Stevie Wonder throwing darts can pick your winners.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 00:55:12 UTC No. 226410
>>226409
For you.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 01:02:32 UTC No. 226413
Highly recommend watching Natto's video of the winner's interview with Onosato. It's a masterclass in
>Question about a specific thing
I focused on my brand of sumo
>Question about a specific thing
My fighting spirit helped me win
>Question about a specific thing
I was confident and after 15 days am glad I had a winning record
>Question about a specific thing
I'll do my best in the next basho
>*round of applause*
Can't tell who's taken the harder knocks to the head; Onosato or the crowd.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 01:40:36 UTC No. 226419
>>226365
I see a Hokutofuji hairline in the future
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 03:20:47 UTC No. 226429
>>226367
yeah, but he is tall too. hopefully he doesn't turn into another useless wakamiyabi
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 03:21:58 UTC No. 226430
the new stable slop season is upon us
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 09:14:07 UTC No. 226443
>>226441
Horrifying, thank you.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 10:53:38 UTC No. 226445
>>226442
I was right in that Aonishiki would only be able to beat Oho of the sanyaku he faced. Daieisho is just a bigger, stronger version of himself. Well, minus Aonishiki's uncanny ability to be immune to any form of push down.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 12:23:42 UTC No. 226448
>>226413
Don't you get fined for actually answering the questions?
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 12:57:54 UTC No. 226451
So how would you guys rank this basho?
>Pleasant surprise?
Aonishiki and Kusano
Churanoumi
>Bitter disappointment?
Hoshoryu
>Not surprising but still unpleasant
Oho’s first appearance in the sanyaku
Mitakeumi dying on the dohyo
>As expected
Onosato
>Overall
Started off clowny as fuck, but settled into a decent race and the best fighter won.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 13:25:34 UTC No. 226452
>>226451
I'd say 5/10. It went to show just how weak an era we're in. The only redeeming thing is that we might just have a great Yokozuna in the making.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 13:27:37 UTC No. 226453
>Competition bad
>Status quo good
Pathetic.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 13:30:10 UTC No. 226454
>>226453
It's more of a classic
>old thing good
>new thing bad
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 13:30:30 UTC No. 226455
>Sumo has always been at its most popular when there's dominant Yokozuna
>But I know better
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 13:32:31 UTC No. 226456
>Only popular things are good.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 13:34:52 UTC No. 226457
>>226456
This but unironically.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 13:42:35 UTC No. 226459
>>226455
Sumo had a massive decline in popularity in the middle of Hakuho's tenure, specifically because he was a sole dominant yokozuna and it was boring. The yakuza and betting scandals were just the culmination of it.
Sumo has been most popular when there are multiple competitive yokozuna and/or ozeki. Strong Onosato is good. Strong Hoshoryu is also good. Strong Kotozakura is also good. Attendance rose in spite of Teru being perma-injured because fans wanted to watch multiple strong ozeki compete to see who would make yokozuna first.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 13:59:28 UTC No. 226460
>>226459
And all it took for a decline to happen was 20 straight years of dominance from Yokozuna.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 14:15:14 UTC No. 226462
>>226460
Because it wasn't A yokozuna, it was multiple yokozuna at the same time. Attendance lagged when Asashoryu was sole yokozuna too, until Hakuho rose to challenge him. Because it wasn't the "dominant yokozuna" part that draws sales, it was the "strong top-level competition" that does. Whether that's multiple strong yokozuna, or multiple strong ozeki fighting to become ozeki, it's the competition that's important.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 14:31:07 UTC No. 226463
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxU
Tatsunami Okami-san is so pretty...
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 15:10:14 UTC No. 226464
Onosato was the only sanyaku to get 10+ wins. Last time this happened was Aki 2021.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 15:24:49 UTC No. 226465
>>226446
Well considering it's either fight well or be sent straight to the frontlines he should feel quite motivated to keep this up.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 15:42:28 UTC No. 226466
>>226464
Can't believe Onosato's been fighting that long already.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 15:44:59 UTC No. 226467
>>226466
Yeah and he's not even Yokozuna yet. He's just nothing compared to Hakuho. Sad!
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 16:40:27 UTC No. 226487
>>226462
Decent competition is important. I'd rather see two men fighting for a 15-0 result than six men fighting for a 12-3.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 16:47:27 UTC No. 226489
>>226487
>I'd rather see two men fighting for a 15-0 result than six men fighting for a 12-3.
Kind of a stupid thing to latch on to. How is the competition more "decent" if there are two guys who beat everybody instead of 6 guys who are about equal? The issue with sumo right now isn't even the skill level, it's the injuries. If you want to see better competition, they should just move to fewer tournaments per year.
>B-BUT ALL THE OLD SUMO WERE FINE WITH IT!
Their eras all would've been considerably more competitive with fewer tournaments as well.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 17:05:24 UTC No. 226490
>>226489
I want to see dominant and powerful Yokozunas regularly clashing and putting up strong performances. This is the mainstream view, if attendance figures are to be believed. It isn't as interesting or exciting if you're just waiting to see which middle of the pack Maegashira will be in the yusho race this basho, and which members of the san'yaku will exit through the revolving door. I agree that injuries are an ever-present hazard, but I will never say that I want to watch less tournaments a year. Instead, I think that more safety protocols and ringside medical assistance should be instituted in training, touring, and tournaments, that wrestlers should be discouraged or forbidden from fighting with serious or chronically unrepaired injuries, and that sumo training school should include a comprehensive and professional module about safely exercising and gaining mass.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 17:15:28 UTC No. 226492
>>226487
If the six men are all sanyaku then it'd be outstanding.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 17:19:19 UTC No. 226493
>>226492
And if they aren't (as usual) then it'd be a clown basho.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 17:19:43 UTC No. 226494
Will Shikihide ever take in a new recruit again?
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 17:26:43 UTC No. 226496
>>226490
Sure, everyone wants to say they saw the best ever regularly go at it in their primes.
People who remember the wars Hakuho and Asashoryu fought between ‘07 and ‘10 will cherish those memories.
But that doesn’t discount the excitement of a wide-open yusho race.
Multiple Yokozuna eras are great when they are both healthy. It kind of sucks, though, when they are all permagimped and are constantly dropping out.
The four Yokozuna era of 2017 was kind of a wet fart because they were never healthy together.
Even afterwards, after Kisenosato retired, Hakuho and Kakuryu were constantly going kyujo.
I’ll take a wide open race instead of having the Yokozunas just trading off cup wins by alternating their kyujos.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 17:36:53 UTC No. 226497
>>226496
Constant kyujo is annoying, yes. I'd rather a Yokozuna retired earlier than dragged his career out, taking ever longer to recover from each good showing. However, I don't share your enthusiasm for a wide open race. I expect the highest ranking men on the banzuke to be the ones in the yusho race, and if they aren't, I feel let down and disappointed.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 17:56:57 UTC No. 226500
>>226499
If you've never been disappointed watching sports, you haven't been watching sports long enough.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 17:57:55 UTC No. 226501
>>226500
Feeling let down is one thing. Feeling let down after a good game is just faggy.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 18:05:24 UTC No. 226502
>>226501
Feeling let down when things don't live up to your expectations is incredibly normal, in sports and in everything else. If you thought it was a good game, good for you. Not everyone shares your tastes.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 18:07:01 UTC No. 226503
>>226502
Finally he gets it.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 18:16:42 UTC No. 226505
I don't want to see the which maegashitter of the week will be in the yusho race like some bad saturday morning cartoon villain. I want ash to send team rocket blasting off at the end of the episode.
Simple as
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 18:17:25 UTC No. 226506
odds on daieisho putting up 13 wins in may and saving his ozeki candidacy?
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 18:18:18 UTC No. 226507
>>226506
I feel like if he ever becomes anything but a sekiwake, something horrible will happen
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 18:22:05 UTC No. 226509
>>226506
Pretty slim.
He’s put up 13 wins only once in his career in the top division and that was four years ago.
He did put up a 12 wins only once performance in 2023.
…and that’s all his 12+ win performances.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 18:24:42 UTC No. 226511
>>226497
>taking ever longer to recover from each good showing.
The big difference between Horseshitryu & Teru is that when Teru managed to show up in shape to compete, he was dominant and would win. 2023 & 2024 he won every basho he finished, in 2022 he put up a couple of 11-4 & won one and in 2021, the year he was promoted, he won 4 & JY'd the other two.
Horseshitryu will never be able to equal that performance, he is a 10-5 guy when healthy and he has a history of starting poorly, so one should expect a bunch more early pull outs from him. He yokozuna tenure will be short and pathetic.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 18:35:57 UTC No. 226513
>>226511
to be fair to horseshitryu, 27-30 can be the years someone is physically strongest. he could turn out to be more dominant.
i don't think he will. i think injuries will get him, he isn't built different like uncle.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 18:43:42 UTC No. 226514
>>226513
I don't think he's hit his peak yet. As he is right now, he's good for multiple 10s and 11s throughout the year with the occasional 12 and 13. If he can improve that to multiple 12s and the occasional 14, that would be as much as anyone can expect from him. Unfortunately, Onosato is his contemporary. I think that even if he doesn't get injured, Hoshoryu will be lucky to win one cup a year from now until he turns 30.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 18:46:43 UTC No. 226516
>>226513
Yeah, he is a lot lankier with a higher center of gravity. He needs to get wider if he wants to win.
Asashoryu had great balance because his physical form lent itself to that. He was pretty much an oversized muscle manlet. Who else could've possibly kept himself off the clay in this situation?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CW
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 18:49:20 UTC No. 226518
>>226514
Onosato clearly has the ability to dominate the upper division in a way a yokozuna should, he already does. Winning 3 out of the last 6 is Dai stuff, do that for a decade and you got 30 cups.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 18:50:28 UTC No. 226521
>>226514
>I don't think he's hit his peak yet
Thats what I was getting at. The problem is he hurt his throwing arm and that is most of his sumo. It doesn't help that onosato and kotozakura are big bodies that will stress that throwing arm when they inevitably fight in regular tournaments, the joint practices, and elsewhere. He needs something for them
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 18:54:33 UTC No. 226526
>>226521
He needs to be able to win a straightforward belt battle with forward-moving muscle power. If he can't do that then he might as well drop out as soon as his elbow starts to twinge.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 18:58:01 UTC No. 226528
>>226516
Didn't Ura do a similar thing against Teru once? Minus the part where the other guy falls. Teru just sorta looked at him disappointed.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 19:01:33 UTC No. 226529
>>226521
>He needs something for them
2000 shikos, 1000 pushups and 500 pull ups a day for the rest of his career. If he wants a yokozuna career that doesn't lead to a shameful early retirement then he needs to get substantially better than he currently is. Meisei was the best wrestler from his stable in Osaka.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 19:02:03 UTC No. 226530
>>226516
Never knew about that rule. Crazy that there's actually a rule in place to protect rikishi like that.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 19:03:56 UTC No. 226531
>>226518
>do that for a decade
If only it were that easy without exploding your knees
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 19:09:43 UTC No. 226533
>>226531
Kisenosato is really insistent about going heavy on the lower body and flexibility training, don't know if thats good or bad
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 19:11:14 UTC No. 226535
>>226526
>He needs to become Asashoryu
I don't think its happening at this point
>>226529
>calisthenics
He needs to add 10kg a week until he can squat onosato and kotozakura's combined weight for fahve
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 19:11:33 UTC No. 226536
>>226531
doesn't really matter. look at shodai's knees and teru's. The latter had non-existent knees, still got 10yushos and zuna, while shitdai is what it is.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 19:30:48 UTC No. 226541
You can either live in mediocrity, or die in knee braces.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 19:35:39 UTC No. 226542
>>226325
This should be the 4cc team logo
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 19:45:48 UTC No. 226544
yeah
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 19:54:10 UTC No. 226548
>>226547
You're not owed a yusho, if you want it so much then work on your flaws and do better next tournament. He's a strong wrestler but he could have been so much better, the only thing holding him back is his own wallowing in self-pity.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 19:55:45 UTC No. 226549
>>226548
Onosato's left foot on the towara at that last throw attempt also did a pretty good job of holding him back desu.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 20:02:17 UTC No. 226551
What was the worst record a yokozuna ever got without quitting the tournament/retiring?
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 20:04:25 UTC No. 226552
>>226459
>Sumo had a massive decline in popularity in the middle of Hakuho's tenure, specifically because he was a sole dominant yokozuna and it was boring.
He became less dominant right around the halfway point, when other yokozuna started to emerge. Your reasoning makes no sense.
>Attendance rose in spite of Teru being perma-injured because fans wanted to watch multiple strong ozeki compete to see who would make yokozuna first.
If this were true, they wouldn't have rushed Hoshoryu to the rope. A ceremony here and there can't be worth that much.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 20:06:14 UTC No. 226553
>>226551
7-8, Onokuni (now Shibatayama oyakata)
He immediately offered to retire but was told to gambarize, he skipped the next tournament, got 8-7 in the next, then went kyujo for 4 more tournaments.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 20:10:10 UTC No. 226554
>>226549
Onosato's efforts would have meant nothing if Takayasu hadn't already lost fights that he could have won.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 20:13:49 UTC No. 226555
>>226516
>Yeah, he is a lot lankier with a higher center of gravity. He needs to get wider if he wants to win.
Lankiness isn't a disadvantage in sumo. Long arms are a straight up advantage and long legs can work. Look at Akebono' center of mass. Hell, look at Hakuho's: he's actually quite lanky too. Hoshoryu could perhaps work on balance, his frame is fine.
>>226535
Yes, he needs muscle, not fat.
I'm actually wondering if the extra weight he put on is hindering the technical aspects of his sumo. I know he made an effort to push more and throw less to diversify, but seeing him fuck up that kakenage makes me wonder.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 20:21:40 UTC No. 226557
>>226552
I was referring to Hakuho's run as sole yokozuna. I was under the impression that should've been obvious, guess not.
>If this were true, they wouldn't have rushed Hoshoryu to the rope.
Hoshoryu wasn't rushed because they wanted a yokozuna, he was the benefit of regulatory quirks combined with a YDC fuckup.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 20:22:57 UTC No. 226558
>>226555
That's injury, not excess size. He's carrying the added weight fairly well, but he's never going to have the same solidity and thickness as his uncle, or the sheer size of Kotozakura and Onosato. The problem is that he also doesn't have the long limbs of someone like Hakuho or Akebono, so he can't do the same lanky sumo that those men could. His build is never going to give him any kind of advantage, but this is balanced by not putting him at any disadvantages either. Hoshoryu must instead rely on ring-sense, study of his opponents, and excellent technical skills if he wants a career that isn't completely overshadowed. He needs to be more like Harumafuji, really.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 20:26:19 UTC No. 226559
So all Onosato has to do is get over his yusho hangover quickly (he's done it enough times at this point), actually train before the basho, and the rope is completely free. Think about it, yusho hangover hits people so hard because most yusho winners aren't guys who've won it enough times to be jaded to it.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 20:27:22 UTC No. 226560
>>226558
>Harumafuji
Isn't he the one with the highest kinboshi rate of all Yokozuna?
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 20:28:34 UTC No. 226561
>>226560
Hoshoryu's already started trying to emulate him.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 20:35:08 UTC No. 226562
>>226561
The mongol yokozuna era will be looked back on as a terrible mistake. Two that got kicked out for being scumbags, three weaklings and one who was absent or withdrew far more than he ever showed up.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 20:47:12 UTC No. 226564
>>226562
Beware - with the end of the Mongol Era, a new group of foreign devils will take their place, as the Mongols replaced the Hawaiians. Who will it be? Koreans? Indians? Mexicans? You may find yourself missing the Mongols one day.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 20:48:48 UTC No. 226565
>>226564
ukrainians obviously
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 20:54:01 UTC No. 226566
>>226562
Harumafuji wasn't kicked out for being a scumbag; he was kicked out because his hinkaku level was too high. Hakuho gave an upcoming rikishi advice on his sumo, the rikishi blanked Hakuho and got his phone out to message his girlfriend. I'm with Harumafuji, the kid deserved a fucking smack.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 21:02:11 UTC No. 226569
>>226566
It's not the Japanese way. He should have used a golf club.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 21:16:38 UTC No. 226571
>>226569
I wonder if he made that comment during the inquiry lmao
>I apologise and will make sure to use a golf club next time.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 21:24:25 UTC No. 226572
>>226553
Ah, I thought 8 losses meant an automatic firing squad
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 21:38:22 UTC No. 226573
>>226566
That's likely the kind of stuff that happens all the time at heya. It was Takanohana who made a big deal about it because he wanted him thrown out. That wrestler who got slapped, by the way? He did the same damn thing to another months later and had to quit sumo as well.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 21:43:04 UTC No. 226574
>>226573
Mongols are never going to beat the barbarism allegations.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 21:55:41 UTC No. 226576
>>226574
Nor will they stop being barbaric.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 21:57:23 UTC No. 226577
The real reason they wanted Harumafufji out was he was a kinboshi printer and that shit's expensive. Fortunately the JSA have learned their lesson and won't promote any more Yokozuna unless they know 100% they won't be a kinboshi printer.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 22:04:38 UTC No. 226579
>>226565
And I thought I was the one to overrate the danny boy
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 22:42:02 UTC No. 226581
>>226564
The Whaito debiru era is upon us, Tochinoshin. Kaisei and Aoiyama were just the beginning, Shishi and Aonishiki will make Sumo look like Mt. Fuji, all white in the top
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 22:44:39 UTC No. 226582
>>226581
>Onosato will be billed as the upholder of sumo as Japanese tradition
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 23:02:41 UTC No. 226583
>>226329
He'll immediately disappoint if he becomes Yokozuna.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 23:02:52 UTC No. 226584
>>226582
Grim.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 23:06:32 UTC No. 226585
It should be a requirement that to get Yokozuna you must go 15-0 twice in a row at ozeki.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 23:13:02 UTC No. 226586
>>226585
So, only Harumafuji was worthy in this millenia? I guess Hakuho would've gotten it at some point.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 23:16:56 UTC No. 226587
>>226586
Hm. Asashoryu did it once, apparently.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 23:18:06 UTC No. 226588
>>226586
I mean that seems to be the expectation people have? Anything less is considered undeserving and shit.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 23:52:48 UTC No. 226590
>>226577
I think smashing a glass bottle over another rikishi's head in a public restaurant is sufficient reason.
Anonymous at Mon, 24 Mar 2025 23:53:58 UTC No. 226591
>>226588
The recency of the Hakuho era makes people notice the historically low promotion standards more. Somewhat ironically, promotion standards tend to drop when a dominant yokozuna intais. It'll pass.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:19:30 UTC No. 226592
>>226581
>Whaito
>Kaisei
Kaisei is Brazilian.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:23:09 UTC No. 226595
>>226591
>Somewhat ironically, promotion standards tend to drop when a dominant yokozuna intais.
In Chiyonofuji's case it was the opposite. Thanks Futahaguro.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:24:45 UTC No. 226596
>>226586
>>226588
>>226591
Are people STILL doing this bullshit "not every yokozuna can be Hakuho" rhetoric when Hoshoryu did worse than every single yokozuna since Futahaguro?
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:33:30 UTC No. 226597
>>226596
How dare he get injured. Or are we still pretending that is a lie?
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:35:53 UTC No. 226598
>>226597
>b-b-but he got injured!
Every single rikishi is competing while injured.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:38:21 UTC No. 226600
>>226598
Every injury is not identical and many rikishi are retarded for fighting through injuries. Look at Enho, who kept working through injuries and has now not been seen outside of the shitter ranks for years now.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:57:56 UTC No. 226602
How do you guys decide which lower division to follow? All I know is that I've been told juryo is boring, and makushita is the lowest available on Natto.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 01:10:40 UTC No. 226604
hosh will still be your yokozuna and will around for years. deal with it. :) Your favorite never will.
>b-b-but Onosato
He'll get end up forced to retire because the guys a psycho who will end up fucking up hard. He almost fucked his career with the drinking scandal. Really doubt he suddenly changed his personality after a scolding.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 01:11:46 UTC No. 226605
>>226602
Upper makushita is the only one worth consistently keeping tabs on because it's everyone fighting for salary. It's exciting for the same reason juryo is boring: the threat of losing salary means juryo is mostly playing it safe instead of being risky, while upper makushita guys take more risks trying to win their salary back.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 02:10:06 UTC No. 226610
>>226597
nobody believes it
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 03:05:07 UTC No. 226613
>>226595
Nope, they just miscalculated. He was 31; "Retirement must be close, who looks promising?" Little did they know, he was yet to hit his peak.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 04:33:29 UTC No. 226618
>>226445
You still said he’d go 8-7 admit you were wrong and daieisho is a strong bet aonishiki will beat him with time when he figures out to not let him do his brand of sumo
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 04:35:25 UTC No. 226619
>>226447
They look like they are having a good time and expected this
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 06:05:08 UTC No. 226621
>>226558
> He needs to be more like Harumafuji
Or Chiyonofuji who was also undersized.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 06:13:59 UTC No. 226623
>>226432
How effective will his style be once he becomes a known entity in the top division? Ryuden showed in his last two matches against him that you can just hook him and lean or pull him down. I think he will get slapped down a lot kinda like how Takerufuji got slapped down by Kotozakura.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 07:40:55 UTC No. 226626
>>226623
Ryuden is a great test for newcomers he’s super technically sound. Aonishiki has style that’s gonna be hard to beat when he puts on weight and muscle.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 08:11:29 UTC No. 226629
>>226585
>Chiyonofuji
>Asashoryu
>Hakuho
>Harumafuji
Congratulations there's your 4 Yokozuna.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 08:54:31 UTC No. 226631
>>226629
As it should be.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 08:54:59 UTC No. 226632
Takerufuji was looking the strongest when he had his black eye. Once it went away he jobbed. Really makes you think
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 09:47:50 UTC No. 226635
>>226634
I like the part where they uma and oishii.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 12:10:38 UTC No. 226639
>>226596
>Are people STILL doing this bullshit "not every yokozuna can be Hakuho" rhetoric
Yes because they think it makes them sound like long-time fans.
If they actually look at the stats, Hakuho obviously lasted a long time, but in terms of Yokozuna dominance, that’s par for the course.
Consider that in the 2020’s, we’ve had 15 cups won by a non-ozeki/yokozuna.
In the FORTY years before that, from 1980 to 2020, there were only 27.
We actually are in a period of unusual weakness in our Yokozuna/ozekis.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 12:26:09 UTC No. 226642
>>226623
>How effective will his style be once he becomes a known entity in the top division?
That’s the big unknown. He’s only 20 and he’s still mostly operating on raw talent and instinct. When others adapt to him will he be able to switch up his tactics?
A lot of that depends on coaching ability of Aminishiki too. That’s another unknown since he’s only been running a stable for two years and Aonishiki is actually like the oldest or one of the oldest wrestlers in the stable.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 13:54:44 UTC No. 226645
>>226626
>puts on weight and muscle.
He is 5'10. Im not sure how much more he can put on while not having his sumo effected
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 14:17:55 UTC No. 226646
>>226645
Good point. He needs to be careful that any additional mass doesn’t hamper him (or, worse, causes injuries)
Then again, he’s still only 20 and he’s still growing into his body. He’s probably not getting any taller but he should be able to maintain more muscle mass.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 15:29:31 UTC No. 226651
>>226639
This is a seemingly unique period that has disrupted the otherwise smooth transition from one Yokozuna’s reign to the next.
The Taiho - Kitanofuji - Wajima - Kitanoumi - Chiyonofuji - Akebono - Takanohana - Musashimaru - Asashoryu - Hakuho - Terunofuji chain has been broken.
No one could step up to knock off Ter, even though he was badly injured.
If Onosato ends up being as dominant as he projects to be, then this will look more like a blip than a break in the chain over the long run.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 15:35:26 UTC No. 226652
>>226651
>Chiyonofuji - Akebono
Akebono didn't get promoted until a year and a half after Chiyonofuji's retirement, and over three years after Chiyonofuji's last healthy tournament and yusho. There was a half year period where there was no yokozuna between Hokutoumi's retirement and Akebono's promotion.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 15:55:33 UTC No. 226653
>>226652
True, but from Chiyonofuji’s last win in November 1990 to Akebono’s first win (albeit as a sekiwake) in May of 1992 you still had Hokutoumi, Asahifuji, Konishiki picking up the slack.
It’s not like the last few years we’ve had where the Yokozuna is entirely absent and the ozeki are ineffectual.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:05:28 UTC No. 226656
>>226654
Nice attempt at cherry picking.
But >>226639
>Consider that in the 2020’s, we’ve had 15 cups won by a non-ozeki/yokozuna. In the FORTY years before that, from 1980 to 2020, there were only 27.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:07:27 UTC No. 226658
Chris fueling the theories
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:08:47 UTC No. 226661
>>226656
Limiting it to just yokozuna and ozeki and not sanyaku as a whole is itself cherry picking when only 2 ozeki promotions of the past 10 years haven't included yusho, with 1 of those 2 going to someone who already had a yusho before the run.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:11:04 UTC No. 226664
>>226663
Derp. Forgot Shodai's flash in the pan.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:11:33 UTC No. 226665
>>226663
>rank
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:12:29 UTC No. 226666
>>226665
All future Y or O.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:14:33 UTC No. 226667
>>226666
Pretty sure Ichinojo has given up on his ozeki dreams.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:15:01 UTC No. 226668
>>226667
Meant the crossed out ones, obviously.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:15:11 UTC No. 226669
>>226659
>1980 to end if 2019
>1980 to end if 2007
these aren't the same
>>226666
wasn't the point of anons post. they weren't at the time and there were active ozek for all of themi and yokozuna for some
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:16:38 UTC No. 226671
>>226669
>these aren't the same
No shit, Sherlock. It's a lot closer if you're not being completely disingenuous by including Hakuho.
>>226669
The point was the Ozeki picking up slack. That's what fucking happened except for 2022 which was a cursed year.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:20:00 UTC No. 226672
can you two just trade e-mails or something? jesus christ
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:21:37 UTC No. 226673
>inb4 [email protected]
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:23:05 UTC No. 226674
>>226661
Interestingly enough, if you look at the list of guys who have got a yusho from the rank of maegashira, it’s not as illustrious as you’d think.
A lot more Takatoriki-style flash-in-the-pans than a young great’s first triumph of many.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:24:25 UTC No. 226675
>>226672
Yeah! How dare they discuss sumo in the…uh…sumo general. Wait.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:25:21 UTC No. 226676
>>226672
niggah really?
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:28:46 UTC No. 226677
>>226675
They're not discussing sumo, it's just two guys caught in a classic argument death spiral because neither of them realize that absolutely NO ONE on the internet will EVER admit they're wrong under ANY circumstances. The fucking bike talk was more substantial.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:31:57 UTC No. 226679
>>226677
Ok, so what do you suggest? Sloppatalk? Speculation about how the wrestlers fuck?
It’s a slow general, anon. Come back tomorrow.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:34:49 UTC No. 226680
>hosh was promoted because an old man wanted to do a promotion before he retired
Holy shit what an embarrassment
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:41:17 UTC No. 226681
Speaking of Yokozuna promotions (sorry to the angry boy if this still isn’t sumo related enough for him)
One of the sumo bosses was speaking about Onosato in terms of
>if he wins the next tournament convincingly we’ll definitely consider his bid for yokozuna.
Even if he wins an 11-4 clown basho, he’ll have won two in a row and would have four cups out of the last seven tournaments.
They wouldn’t deny him a promotion off a 12-3Y 11-4Y would they?
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:41:22 UTC No. 226682
>>226679
>Ok, so what do you suggest?
Is Daieisho the strongest Sekiwake never to become an Ozeki??
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:43:36 UTC No. 226683
>>226681
Hopefully they would deny. A strong Yokozuna is always the worst thing for Sumo.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:44:32 UTC No. 226684
>>226682
No, that would be Takatoriki.
Or did you mean physically the strongest?
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:45:47 UTC No. 226685
>>226684
Takatoriki was a yaocho merchant.
🗑️ Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:46:41 UTC No. 226686
>>225214
based White CHAD showing the sissy virgin nips who the boss really is
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:47:59 UTC No. 226687
>>226685
They all are, anon. Always have been.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:56:25 UTC No. 226688
>>226681
If they deny a YY promotion after what they did in January, then we will have to revisit the racism allegations from a whole new angle
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:58:02 UTC No. 226689
>>226688
Discrimination against people with pepperoni nipples?
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:15:16 UTC No. 226691
>>226689
As it should be.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:15:37 UTC No. 226692
wow today's chris video was really something else
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:17:53 UTC No. 226694
>>226689
This is a salsiccia neighbourhood
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:19:01 UTC No. 226696
>>226681
Denying a YY after being overly generous with Hosh's jun would spell the death of the YDC completely. Especially with so many members having their terms expire with no replacements. desu I think the JSA is trending in that direction anyway, but that means there's no reason for the YDC remnants to rock the boat.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:19:46 UTC No. 226697
>>226681
12-3 would be a promotiony easy, 11-4 is a bit more iffy but that implies that hoshoryu is either absent or 11 win max, and having another yokozuna on hand would at least save them if hoshoryu continues to flop
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:32:57 UTC No. 226699
>>226697
It's not iffy. There is no way that Onosato wouldn't be promoted with a Y-Y.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:34:50 UTC No. 226700
>>226696
It's time, /sumo/, you are the new YDC going forward
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:39:15 UTC No. 226702
>>226700
The way it always should have been. We would've avoided this embarrassing Hosh debacle.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:46:30 UTC No. 226703
>>226700
>Instead of recommending yokozuna promotions solely on performance, now which kind of bicycle wrestler uses is also taken in the account
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:53:14 UTC No. 226705
Bicyclefags are fucking delusional
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 18:32:06 UTC No. 226709
>>226700
Pull up that pretty old image that showed the wrestler's favorite anime, that will be crucial to decide who's the next Yokozuna
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 18:43:00 UTC No. 226711
>>226699
I kind of want him to manage a 11-4Y basho so he’d get promoted on fewer combined wins of anyone since the tightened standards.
Someone would get cornered into arguing that two yushos is not really two yushos.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 18:45:02 UTC No. 226712
>>226711
it would be fucking hilarious to see a 4-5man playoff for a yusho just for one of them to get a yokozuna promo off it.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 18:55:52 UTC No. 226714
>>226711
A yusho is a yusho, you can't say it's only a half
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 19:00:32 UTC No. 226716
>>226715
This basho, Akua set up a kakenage instead of doing a normal tachiai. It worked perfectly. That was so funny.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 19:01:52 UTC No. 226717
>>226714
qpubros... HEposters are laughing at us...
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 19:13:03 UTC No. 226718
>>226716
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us4
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 20:10:16 UTC No. 226723
>>226692
He really went full Chris Schizo at the end there
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 20:26:42 UTC No. 226724
Why does the chr*s faggot talk to himself when his spam gets ignored? Does he really think plugging his stuff here will expand his audience?
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 20:30:16 UTC No. 226725
>>226724
Chris-Chan Sumochu doesn't need an expanded audience - we all know who he is already.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 20:47:10 UTC No. 226726
>>226705
t. trikeposter
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 21:11:48 UTC No. 226728
>>226590
>smashing a glass bottle over another rikishi's head in a public restaurant
That's not what happened, though.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 21:16:40 UTC No. 226730
Consider the possibility that Onosato himself will not accept a Yokozuna promotion on anything less than a 14-1 owing to the fact that K*senosato himself once said that 12-3 yushos don't make a Yokozuna. A 14-1 would put him at 26 wins for a 13-2 13-2 equivalent.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 21:26:39 UTC No. 226731
>>226730
Kisenosato was a dud Yokozuna injured on his maiden tournament. Plus Onosato has already surpassed him on yusho count. He can't say shit
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 21:28:58 UTC No. 226732
>>226731
Kisenosato would've been a daiyokozuna if he'd existed in his own era instead of Hakuho's. And owing to the fact that he's Onosato's oyakata I'm afraid he can indeed say shit on this one. If Hoshoryu bombs again in May do you really think they'll be in a rush to promote a weak yusho from Onosato?
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 21:38:35 UTC No. 226733
>>226728
That's exactly what happened. I was there, I was that bottle
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 21:38:41 UTC No. 226734
>>226732
Yes. All the more so.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 21:39:44 UTC No. 226737
>>226734
>Hmmm, our questionable promotion is a complete failure
>Let's make another questionable promotion
3 yushos in 6 is excellent, but he still needs to properly earn it.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 21:39:55 UTC No. 226738
>>226732
This is what I'm hoping for. Onosato racking up 20-30 yushos as an ozeki while the mong yokozuna continues to suck.
I half believe that Abi put up a MK on purpose because he knows he'll get a free kinboshi as upper maegashira in May
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 21:42:27 UTC No. 226739
>>226738
>from throwing matches for the yakuza betting ring, to throwing matches to abuse the kinboshi printer
An ever evolving sport
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 21:42:29 UTC No. 226740
>>226737
This is Japan. They built an empire off that line of thinking.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 21:44:53 UTC No. 226742
>>226737
Three yushos in 6 would've gotten him promoted in the Showa era.
🗑️ Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 21:49:25 UTC No. 226743
>>226682
>>226684
>strongest Sekiwake never to become an Ozeki
A lot of people would also give that to Akinoshima, at least in recent decades. Could include Hasegawa and Takamiyama as candidates too.
Akinoshima has the record for most wins against a yokozuna from sekiwake or lower with 25 wins. But the numbers look completely different if you change that to 'yokozuna or ozeki'.
Akinoshima, Hasegawa and Takamiyama are in the top 10 for both lists. Takatoriki is at #23 on the yokozuna-only list, and #68 on yokozuna+ozeki.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 21:53:28 UTC No. 226745
>>226682
>>226684
>strongest Sekiwake never to become an Ozeki
A lot of people would also give that to Akinoshima, at least in recent decades. Could include Hasegawa and Takamiyama as candidates too.
Akinoshima has the record for most wins against a yokozuna from sekiwake or lower with 25 wins. But the numbers look completely different if you change that to 'yokozuna or ozeki'.
Akinoshima, Hasegawa and Takamiyama are in the top 10 for both lists. Takatoriki is at #23 on the yokozuna-only list, and #68 on yokozuna+ozeki.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 21:58:19 UTC No. 226748
>>226737
>properly earn it
The generally accepted criteria for earning it is getting two consecutive yushos as an Ozeki. Arguments can be and have been made for promoting men with Y-JY or JY-Y or JY-Y-JY or any other combination considered sufficiently comparable, and that further reinforces the fact that Y-Y is the benchmark that has to be met. Onosato will be promoted to Yokozuna if he wins the next tournament, even if the score is 10-5. A yusho is a yusho.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 22:05:37 UTC No. 226749
>>226748
Desu the best metric besides a combination of Y/JY is probably how many kinboshi they would've given out in those basho.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 22:06:05 UTC No. 226750
>>226730
Would be kino.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 22:07:57 UTC No. 226751
>>226747
>the first time he gets 4 losses in 3 years is when he gets the rope
Mmm, yes
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 22:08:31 UTC No. 226752
>>226750
>Goes 13-2
>"No, my run contained a 12-3, I decline the promotion."
>Zenshos in July while wearing >>226633 eye makeup
>As he stamps his foot in his dohyo-iri he screams YOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Japan would go wild.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 22:11:09 UTC No. 226753
>>226752
O N O K I N O
N
O
K
I
N
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Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 22:14:14 UTC No. 226754
>>226752
>>226753
>Pointing out Chiyonoyama’s 12-win record this basho, his shisho, Dewanoumi Oyakata took an unusual step by declining his rikishi’s yokozuna promotion: “We are grateful for the consideration, but I am not pleased at all with the 12-win yusho. As I firmly believe he is a man who could become a yokozuna in the very near future, I would like to decline the deliberation at this time”.
Has happened before.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 22:17:28 UTC No. 226755
>>226754
Hilariously, his actual promotion came after a 8-7/14-1.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 22:20:06 UTC No. 226757
>>226755
>>226754
It's a sobering thought that today's sumo is historically straightforward and professional. Imagine the threads if /sumo/ had existed a hundred years ago.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 22:24:18 UTC No. 226758
>>226755
Yes, apparently that 14-1 showed major improvement in his sumo, with him having mastered belt game as well.
>>226757
This was literally the first yokozuna the JSA promoted, so it's to be expected.
He even asked them to take it back at one point.
>Totally dejected, Chiyonoyama took an unprecedented step – he officially requested the Kyokai to take back his yokozuna designation. As expected, a huge uproar ensued when this was reported in the news, but obviously the Kyokai would have never accepted such a request and the whole incident ended with Chiyonoyama receiving a mild rebuke from his shisho.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 22:25:34 UTC No. 226759
>>226757
>he thinks clown bashos can exist in the 21st century
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 22:27:02 UTC No. 226760
>>226757
>WOKE Hitachiyama can't do his dohyo-iri properly and is now going to AMERICA to bend the knee to FOREIGNERS!
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 22:27:04 UTC No. 226761
>>226758
>thinking he can ask for Yokozuna to be demoted like literally any other rank
Shamefur dispray
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 22:29:17 UTC No. 226762
>>226759
>Watches Kinbozan demolish Hatsu 2025 in your way
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 22:32:20 UTC No. 226763
>>226761
>On day 5 of the January 1959 tournament, he was pushed out easily by Fusanishiki to suffer his third loss of that basho. The following day, on January 16, Chiyonoyama Masanobu announced his retirement by saying, “I do not wish to tarnish the name of yokozuna any longer.”
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 22:39:01 UTC No. 226765
>>226763
I'd appreciate this even as an empty gesture if Hosh did it
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 22:50:22 UTC No. 226768
How powerful is Asa now that he unlocked the knee brace
🗑️ Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 22:55:55 UTC No. 226769
>>226765
When they said weakly, they meant weakly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkZ
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 22:57:05 UTC No. 226770
>>226765
When they said easily, they meant easily.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkZ
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 22:59:14 UTC No. 226771
>>226770
Imagine the shitposting.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 23:04:19 UTC No. 226772
>>226770
Easily you say?
https://youtube.com/watch?v=LG0UyeP
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 23:06:33 UTC No. 226773
>>226772
That brown jacket guy's face when Hoshoryu goes out lmao. Never seen a greater look of disappointment.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 23:09:00 UTC No. 226775
>>226772
I think Chiyonoyama put up about half a second more resistance than Hoshoryu did there.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Mar 2025 23:13:44 UTC No. 226776
>>226775
At least he was carried out with some grace. Hosh just ate shit.
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:00:16 UTC No. 226777
>>226772
who is that absolute cancer doing the voiceover?
you should kys for posting that
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:01:21 UTC No. 226778
>>226777
That's Raja I think
Don't blame me I didn't hire him
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:02:46 UTC No. 226779
>>226770
that was a failed henka attempt that didn't work because the other guy moved early off the tachiai, its different than what happened to horseshit.
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:10:44 UTC No. 226780
Juryo promotions have been announced.
Miyagi (Ms1e)
Daiamami (Ms2e)
Mudoho (Ms3w)
Mita (Ms4w)
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:18:13 UTC No. 226781
>>226780
the only question remaining now is does mita land higher on the banzuke than nabatame
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:18:45 UTC No. 226782
Why are there people still thinking that yokozuna promotions arent clean cut for Y/Y? It only comes diwn to the council if one is a JY
>>226738
>Abi intentional
Possibly, takayasu has been smurfing for that elusive yusho hell never get. i do wonder if abi hurt his arms. He didn't have power off the tachiai sonewhere in week two and hus arms just buckled.
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:19:20 UTC No. 226783
>>226780
Presumably then that means Otsuji, Kiryuko, Kitanowaka, and Hokutofuji are out of the salaried ranks.
Sorry to hear about Ol’ Landfill. I wonder if he’ll retire or try to fight back.
Happy about Mudoho, though.
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:21:07 UTC No. 226784
>>226782
I think an anon started a hypothetical this afternoon, suggesting some contrarians would try to say an 11-4 after a 12-3 would not be enough even if they’re both yushos.
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:22:14 UTC No. 226785
I can't help but see a clay covered Oho when I read Mudoho.
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:22:32 UTC No. 226786
>>226780
>Mudoho not fucked over
suprising
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:31:07 UTC No. 226788
>>226786
sup chris, check out this link regarding your sumo conspiracy theories
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/heal
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:31:50 UTC No. 226789
>>226681
YY is the only definitive requirement. They would never deny a YY.
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:40:16 UTC No. 226790
>>226780
I forgot to add that Miyagi has changed his shikona to Miyanokaze.
>>226781
My guess is that Nabatame will be J12, and Mita will be J14.
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:44:27 UTC No. 226792
Double yoosh
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:45:29 UTC No. 226794
>>226790
Mita said he would change his shikona when he made sekitori in the most recent futagoyama video
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:47:22 UTC No. 226795
>>226794
>Depending on the timing.
Whatever that means.
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:53:12 UTC No. 226796
>>226777
I told him to stop doing stupid "dramatic" voices at the start of his videos a while ago and he replied to me seething. He's stopped doing it since then.
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:54:13 UTC No. 226798
>>226781
The coveted seat next to Roga in the sumo food videos...
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:54:19 UTC No. 226799
>>226779
Do you ever shut the fuck up?
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:55:28 UTC No. 226800
>>226794
He should change the kanji but keep the hiragana.
>見た
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 01:00:35 UTC No. 226802
>>226785
Apparently Mudoho’s shikona is a combination of Yume (which was Taiho’s favorite character, here pronounced mu), Do (way), and Taiho’s Ho.
It’s a nice, personal connection to Abuelo.
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 01:10:38 UTC No. 226803
>>226799
He does not.
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 01:13:30 UTC No. 226804
>>226798
Roga won't be around too much anymore, he said there isn't room at the stable for more sekitori private rooms if anyone else gets promoted so he'll have to get his own place. That means he'll be eating out more often or eating alone in apartment while watching beyaslop videos
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 01:28:42 UTC No. 226805
>>226804
He was barely in the videos anyway most of the time and always begrudgingly
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 01:43:28 UTC No. 226806
>>226805
yeah, but you know he'll be in his apartment crying from loneliness in his takeout tendies while he watches the videos he is excluded from
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 02:06:31 UTC No. 226808
>>226806
roga hates them all because they steal his money as freeloading scum that don't take it seriously enough.
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 02:44:39 UTC No. 226812
>>226808
He puts up a tough exterior and makes up excuses for his standoffishness but beneath all that he is really just a lonely guy separated from his homeland, family and childhood friends who craves companionship.
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 06:11:25 UTC No. 226814
>>226812
Sorry you aren't there to suck him off bro.
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 09:58:45 UTC No. 226820
I just noticed something while rewatching the basho. Wasn't atamifuji a beltwrestler? He's got a belt grip in exactly one out of his 15 bouts (against oshoma)
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 10:01:05 UTC No. 226821
>>226820
Word on the street is his gut is physically getting in the way of his sumo at this point. He even did Teru's clamps in one bout, I think it was against Shishi. Almost broke the bouncing fuck's elbows lmaooo
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 10:07:52 UTC No. 226822
>>226821
Lmao, he did put on like 15-20 kgs since his JY, would be pretty funny if that is what's hampering him
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 11:05:57 UTC No. 226824
>Fatamifuji
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 11:27:33 UTC No. 226825
Atami already has artiritis in his ankles. It's a good thing he shot up the banzuke quick as I doubt he'll be blessed with a long career.
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 11:48:55 UTC No. 226826
>>226825
And his hips.
The kid put on way too much weight too quickly. Exactly the opposite of how Asashoryu instructed Hoshoryu.
Atami should not weigh more than Onosato or Oho, who are both considerably taller and more muscular.
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 12:47:42 UTC No. 226827
>Lmao this sport is easy you just eat food and you win haha ouch my ankles kinda hurt wait why am I dropping down the banzuke WAIT NO AAAAAAIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEE
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 12:50:18 UTC No. 226828
NEW BEYA-SLOPPA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrL
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 12:51:48 UTC No. 226829
>>226828
Nice, I read 三田 as Mita without even realising it.
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 13:01:54 UTC No. 226831
>>226829
The next step will be when you read Mita as 三田 without realising it.
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 16:29:25 UTC No. 226839
The sumo press is talking about Hokutofuji in the past tense, so I guess it’s just a matter of time until his papers are submitted.
Anyone know if he’s got a kabu lined up?
Also, Hakkakubeya is really taking one on the chin, losing their two top guys. Kitanowaka will be some time getting back to the salaried ranks with that broken ankle.
The rest of that stable looks pretty grim and Hakkakuoyakata looks like he’s stopped recruiting for a couple of years now.
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 16:33:11 UTC No. 226840
>>226839
>Anyone know if he’s got a kabu lined up?
It's possible Jinmaku could retire early since he'll need to step back from "main elder" into "senior consultant elder" by November this year but he doesn't have to.
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 16:52:17 UTC No. 226841
>>226839
are you sure?
https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZ
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 17:09:52 UTC No. 226842
>>225226
>(nodowa intensifies)
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 17:33:36 UTC No. 226844
>>226828
>Oyakata deliberately only mentions Roga and Mita as being reliable
top lel
also that hint that Mita wants the Miyabiyama name (will only change his shikona if he's given one, but what other one could he be given?)
potential drama since Nabatame the unreliable wants it too
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 17:40:15 UTC No. 226845
>>226844
I thought nabatame wanted a part of Miyabiyama's name in his, not to take the name entirely.
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 17:41:56 UTC No. 226846
>>226844
>what other one could he be given?
Miyabizan, Miyabiumi, Miyabimori, and so on. The "ga" in many of the stable names is the same kanji as Oyakata's "miyabi" as well, so there's a lot of choices.
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 17:46:48 UTC No. 226847
>>226845
Well, that could be the case. This is just my perception of what I read in translated subtitles, I don't have any real insight into what they want.
>>226846
Like Wakamiyabi, which Nobehara wants lol. Perhaps i just enjoy the thought of drama too.
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 17:47:18 UTC No. 226848
>drama
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 17:48:32 UTC No. 226849
>>226848
I want to see behind the scenes screaming and fighting, WWE style
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 17:49:00 UTC No. 226850
>>226847
Futagoyama-beya isn't allowed any drama. They're the heccin' wholesome stable where everyone's cute and funny, with half a million subscribers that mustn't be disappointed.
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 18:29:38 UTC No. 226851
>>226844
whoever gets to sanyaku first, gets oyakata's name. Or rather whoever gets to ozeki rank, which at this point is very distant future.
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 18:56:25 UTC No. 226853
>>226839
>its hokutover
>>226841
hes 33 in a couple months. do we think he lets it heal or stupidly keeps fighting on it and bounces back and forth between salaried and not till he finally offs it
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 18:57:59 UTC No. 226854
>>226841
They always say stuff like that because they don't want to publicly bash the wrestler's fighting spirit. When retirement happens, it's always "his body could not continue" and never "he was not willing to continue."
🗑️ Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 19:16:46 UTC No. 226856
>>226463
https://youtu.be/JxUTJwQgyF8?t=1359
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 21:56:16 UTC No. 226875
>>226839
Only 1 of Tatsunami's 3 sekitori were able to complete the last 'sho
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Mar 2025 22:12:16 UTC No. 226876
>>226872
KotoKWAByuu
Anonymous at Thu, 27 Mar 2025 07:39:01 UTC No. 226914
Some think Sumo is a grappling sport.
Some think Sumo is about Shinto and the Tenno.
In reality Sumo is a daycare for otherwise unemployable oafs.
Anonymous at Thu, 27 Mar 2025 07:39:04 UTC No. 226915
>antinephews still seething hard
L M A O
I hope he goes kyujo again in May just to keep your asses aching
shows up ringside with a party horn and a cone hat that says HINKAKU on it
Anonymous at Thu, 27 Mar 2025 07:48:17 UTC No. 226916
>>226914
less hikikomori and/or homeless in the streets at least.
Anonymous at Thu, 27 Mar 2025 08:24:08 UTC No. 226917
My shikona would be Fuukyamama.
Anonymous at Thu, 27 Mar 2025 16:56:38 UTC No. 226934
>>226914
That is true of literally every existing sport, you cocky faggot.
Anonymous at Thu, 27 Mar 2025 17:04:28 UTC No. 226936
>>226934
I think sumo wrestlers are slightly more employable than other athletes just because they can cook, even if they can only cook chanko.
🗑️ Anonymous at Thu, 27 Mar 2025 17:18:59 UTC No. 226938
>>226936
They are also mostly east asian, instead of negroids, and a fair bit of them are well educated
Anonymous at Thu, 27 Mar 2025 17:31:24 UTC No. 226939
>>226917
Mine would be Futakintama
Anonymous at Thu, 27 Mar 2025 18:37:02 UTC No. 226944
>>226936
>otherwise employable
If sumo didn't exist they wouldn't have had any chanko practice.
Anonymous at Thu, 27 Mar 2025 18:41:46 UTC No. 226945
>>226944
I was thinking more of a "what if all sports suddenly stopped existing" rather than "what if sports never existed" situation.
Anonymous at Thu, 27 Mar 2025 20:46:28 UTC No. 226955
no chris video today
feels bad man
Anonymous at Thu, 27 Mar 2025 22:02:21 UTC No. 226960
>>226945
>what if all sports suddenly stopped existing
Mass suicides and wife-beating.
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 02:04:45 UTC No. 226981
>>226960
So... no change?
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 04:49:15 UTC No. 226993
>>226357
>Kinbozo onna bike
that was good slop, heres the timing on the bike footage
https://youtu.be/P91baOxVOyU?t=1060
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 06:34:03 UTC No. 226995
>>226993
>女自動車
???
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 15:27:17 UTC No. 227008
Nobody actually believes Hoshoryu had a real injury, right?
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 16:19:19 UTC No. 227011
>>227008
>Nobody actually believes Hoshoryu had a real injury, right?
To be clear - you think that they are faking Hoshoryu having bone chips in his elbow?
Not one of you ever posted what the injury actually was, so none of you seem to know what the medical certificate said. Faking a sprained neck is plausible, faking bone chips is not.
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 16:24:45 UTC No. 227013
>>227008
>he thinks Hoshoryu is real
"Hoshoryu" is actually four brothers from the same Mongol clan. They look similar because they're inbred, but savvy observers can tell the difference. One of them looks the most like Asashoryu, one of them is slightly shorter than the others, one of them has a small scar on his shoulder, and the last one has a broken toe that didn't heal properly and is at an odd angle. The "Hoshoryu" scheme is Asashoryu's brainchild - he and the JSA faked a scandal so he could retire in his prime and properly train the brothers. The objective was, ironically, to produce a young and injury-free Mongol yokozuna to be a worthy successor to Hakuho, who everyone already recognised was destined for greatness. They knew that Hakuho's retirement would leave a gaping void at the heart of sumo and wanted to ensure that the Mongol era continued. However, after "Hoshoryu's" promotion, a dispute arose between the brothers and Asashoryu regarding the distribution of pay. As a result, two of the brothers decided to go on strike before the March tournament, holding out for renegotiations. They happened to be the strongest wrestlers on Team Hoshoryu, so groundwork was laid before the basho to make it seem like an injury was hampering "his" performance. The remaining two lost matches that their brothers could have won for the team, and would have done if their internal scheduling had been normal. It became obvious that "Hoshoryu" was heading for a terrible record and the management team forced the two non-striking brothers to pull out. Negotiations have been taking place, and the full team is expected to return for the May basho, using the huge advantage of each man only having to fight a quarter of the days to hopefully shut down Onosato's rope run.
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 17:12:17 UTC No. 227023
>>227013
if there are four yokozuna in one than why are there so many evil spirits in the dohyo
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 17:21:14 UTC No. 227024
>>227023
None of them have individually met the promotion criteria, and as such none of them are qualified to drive out evil spirits. Besides, Mongols are all secretly Tengrist and don't actually believe in Shinto ceremonies.
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 18:06:55 UTC No. 227029
>>227013
I would love it if this were true
>>227011
A friendly doctor could say anything
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 18:09:26 UTC No. 227030
>>227029
>if
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 18:13:51 UTC No. 227031
>>227011
>faking a medical certificate isn't possible
bad cope from sissy horseshit worshipers
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 18:30:34 UTC No. 227032
>>227011
>To be clear - you think that they are faking Hoshoryu having bone chips in his elbow?
You cannot be this stupid.
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 18:36:19 UTC No. 227033
>>227032
I have bone chips - it's impossible to fake. You'd have to do something ridiculous, like say "I have bone chips" and expect people to just believe you.
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 18:37:33 UTC No. 227034
>>227033
Now show me an x-ray of Hoshoryu's elbow.
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 18:44:16 UTC No. 227036
>>227035
Source? That could be literally anything you just slapped text on top of.
The point is Hoshoryu, his oyakata, and/or the JSA all had a good reason to lie in order to cover up a complete failure of a 'zuna debut. Nothing they say can be trusted due to this.
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 18:44:56 UTC No. 227037
>>227036
My dad works at Nintendo.
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 18:47:35 UTC No. 227038
>>227036
>The point is Hoshoryu, his oyakata, and/or the JSA all had a good reason to lie in order to cover up a complete failure of a 'zuna debut. Nothing they say can be trusted due to this.
I'll say it again, the level of mind reading and conspiracy theory posted here in the last 2 years makes chris sumo seem like an actual reporter.
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 18:48:22 UTC No. 227039
>>227033
It's a medical certificate, you fucking retard. A doctor had to sign off on it. And the article says that the NSK released the text, not Hoshoryu, not Tatsunamibeya. So, the NSK accepts that his injury is legitimate. Sponichi separately claims that he was wearing a supporter on his right arm throughout his pre-basho training. I guess they're making that up, too, because Sponichi is in on the conspiracy.
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 18:49:21 UTC No. 227040
>>227039
t. Hoshoryu
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 19:13:22 UTC No. 227042
>>227041
I can't believe you spent that long Photoshopping Hoshoryu's x-ray into a fake article. Embarrassing, really.
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 19:15:14 UTC No. 227043
Now ask yourself WHY someone would lie like that.
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 19:20:32 UTC No. 227044
>>226357
>>226993
the clicking and the squeaking of the chain is enough to explain why he is a meagashitters. we don't even need to analyze the bike itself
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 19:24:11 UTC No. 227045
Hoshoryu just spotted playing tennis in Ulaanbaatar
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 19:28:13 UTC No. 227047
>>227046
Idiot, he has two elbows!
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 19:29:29 UTC No. 227048
>>227045
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/tenni
WTTFFFFF
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 19:35:08 UTC No. 227049
>>227040
Which one?
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 19:52:25 UTC No. 227051
>>227049
Hoshoryu 3, he's the go-to man for fighting smaller opponents and doing PR.
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 19:53:21 UTC No. 227052
Ichihoshoryu
Nihoshoryu
Sanhoshoryu
Yohoshoryu
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 19:59:29 UTC No. 227053
>>227051
I miss Hoshoryu 2, the one who can actually do judo throws. It was actually embarrassing in January seeing Hoshoryu 4 get thrown by fucking Atamifuji.
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 20:04:52 UTC No. 227054
>>227031
in your country it's possible obviously, go back to your shithole tranny.
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 20:28:53 UTC No. 227055
>>227054
Which country do you live in? I'd love to hear about a place where doctors never tell lies or do anything dodgy.
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 20:38:00 UTC No. 227056
Doctors don't have to consciously lie; their training does it for them most of the time.
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 20:44:56 UTC No. 227057
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_S
IT'S OUT
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 20:51:15 UTC No. 227058
>>227057
Hoshoryu #1 spotted at 16 minutes in.
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 21:32:55 UTC No. 227061
>>227055
it doesnt matter and even if i wrote where i'm from you shouldn't believe it, right? why would you believe this and not believe what NSK/oyakata says to the fans that he's injured? He had his elbow wrapped on day 1 btw.
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 21:39:51 UTC No. 227062
>>227061
Do you believe everything the NSK says?
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 21:55:25 UTC No. 227066
>>227062
No one believes that Hoshoryu quit over injury based on his refusal to not quit over injury. His zuna debut was worse than Futahaguro.
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 22:13:03 UTC No. 227069
>>227067
WOW ANON THAT TOTALLY PROVES HE HAD FRACTURED SHARDS OF BONE IN HIS ELBOW AND NOT JUST A GENERIC OUCHIE-WOWCHIE
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 22:15:33 UTC No. 227070
>>227058
That's obviously #3, #1 doesn't smile
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 22:17:33 UTC No. 227071
>>227069
The claim was that >>227008 he was faking an elbow injury. Now, it's a claim that the elbow injury he definitely had couldn't have been /that/ bad. Isn't it interesting how you moved the goalposts from something easily disproved to something functionally impossible to disprove in order to justify your pointless raging.
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 22:22:28 UTC No. 227073
>>227071
I don't really care. He just ate shit on his Yokozuna debut. Disgraceful.
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 22:22:51 UTC No. 227074
>>227072
No, he has to go on /xs/ and publicly call the anons doubting him gay
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 22:50:20 UTC No. 227075
This will be Onosato's third yusho hangover. K*senosato will be watching over the entire thing to make sure it doesn't happen in any capacity. If you think anyone but Onosato and his dreams of grabbing the rope are winning in May you're very far off the mark. This is a guy who won 3 of the last 6 bashos. It's just not happening; Onosato is inevitable.
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 23:10:02 UTC No. 227076
>>227071
You've made an unsupportable (no pun intended) leap of logic there. You are assuming, and asking us to assume, that the fact he's wearing an elbow supporter means that he has an elbow injury, even though he could easily have just put one on over a perfectly healthy arm. Furthermore, you're expecting us, on the basis of that assumption, to believe (based on nothing but seeing the elbow supporter) that he's specifically suffering from bone chips in his elbow. I don't think it's reasonable for you to take the elbow supporter as proof of anything, given how easily they can be obtained and worn, and it certainly isn't a good enough argument to sway anyone who thinks that this is just another example of "saving face".
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 23:22:26 UTC No. 227077
Cum.
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 23:23:28 UTC No. 227078
>>227076
>he could easily have just put one on over a perfectly healthy arm
Sponichi says that he injured his arm on Senshuuraku in January and that he believed it was getting better but was wrong.
>to believe (based on nothing but seeing the elbow supporter) that he's specifically suffering from bone chips in his elbow
What part of "medical certificate" >>227011 are you not understanding? Rikishi are required to submit a medical certificate from a doctor in order to go kyujo. They cannot just leave a basho by making something up; they need a doctor to sign off on it. A doctor saw his elbow and said he had 遊離体 in his right elbow joint, which was then conveyed to the public by the NSK, who accepted this doctor's word.
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 23:24:37 UTC No. 227079
>>227078
>What part of "medical certificate" are you not understanding?
The part where medical professionals can be bought you actual fucking dumbass.
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Mar 2025 23:25:14 UTC No. 227080
>>227079
So, we're back to schizoposting. Got it.
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 00:09:43 UTC No. 227081
>>227078
You're not proving anything - all you're saying is "Someone says Hoshoryu has a severe elbow injury". It doesn't hold any more weight than someone saying that Hoshoryu is four brothers. The fact of the matter is that Hoshoryu's poor debut vindicates everyone who critiqued his promotion as being premature, and it makes everyone involved in that promotion look foolish. Hoshoryu regularly completes bashos with 8-7s and 9-6s, and while those are just about acceptable for an ozeki, they would be unforgivable as a freshly minted (and controversially promoted) yokozuna, and everyone involved in the promotion has something to gain by blaming that poor debut on a freak injury and not on a simple yusho hangover resulting in middling performance. There is thus a motive for fabricating an injury or for exaggerating a minor one. Neither of us knows Hoshoryu's doctor or can vouch for his trustworthiness. You are choosing to trust their word that Hoshoryu is genuinely injured, but they haven't provided you with any actual evidence to support their word. It's not unreasonable that other people aren't willing to extend that same level of trust.
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 00:31:17 UTC No. 227083
>>227075
Onosato continues to win every other 'sho and never get promoted while Horseshitryu continues to dish out a billion kinboshi and then go kyujo every 'sho while the JSA keeps on claiming he is a legit yokozuna
This would the ultimate clown result
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 00:39:24 UTC No. 227086
>>227084
>compatriots who had died at sea
Hey Hakuho, what were your compatriots doing out at sea? Isn't Mongolia a landlocked country?
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 00:41:16 UTC No. 227087
>>227086
https://ameblo.jp/hakuho-69/entry-1
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 01:30:15 UTC No. 227093
>>227081
>Someone says
Unthinkable levels of cope.
Get over yourself, two yokozuna started their yokozuna careers with 9-6s in the last 15 years and no one thinks of either of them as failures. The continued doomposting cancer makes you look like you're brand new to sumo and don't know what the sport is like outside of youtube "HAKUHO EPIC CAREER HIGHLIGHTS" reels.
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 01:41:53 UTC No. 227094
>>227093
>two yokozuna started their yokozuna careers with 9-6s in the last 15 years and no one thinks of either of them as failures
Because they had better debuts AND promotion bashos than Hosh lmao.
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 03:11:15 UTC No. 227095
>>227075
I want Hosh to be healthy just so Onosato can blast him off the dohyo on day 15.
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 03:22:13 UTC No. 227096
>>227095
I'd buy that for a dollar.
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 03:35:06 UTC No. 227097
>>227094
No, it is because they had successful careers at yokozuna.
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 03:52:39 UTC No. 227099
The most encouraging thing about Onosato was the way he strutted around the dohyo after defeating Takayasu and gave two nods to the crowd. He has a Hakuho sized ego and is a known bully. Just need to hone that killer instinct. Hopefully Kisenosato knows how to do that.
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 04:20:29 UTC No. 227101
>>227099
>Kisenosato honing anything but a sake bottle
yeah surely
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 04:24:21 UTC No. 227102
>>227097
They had back-to-back 14-1s/15-0s to make it to yokozuna. Even if their debut shin bashos were lackluster, nobody could say they didn't earn their rope.
Hoshoryu had a lukewarm promotion AND a bad showing for his shin-debut. All this NOOOO YOU'RE A CASUAL WHO COMPARES EVERYONE TO HAKUHO is simply copium of the highest caliber. Yes, he could grow into the role and have a well enough career to say he was a good yokozuna in the future. However, there's "underperforming" and there's "completely shitting the bed" and Hoshoryu is the latter right now.
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 04:26:16 UTC No. 227103
>>227101
As long as he doesn't reign him in... I want to see Onosato turn into a monster that terrorizes the dohyo.
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 04:52:31 UTC No. 227109
>>227103
When he regains enough rank/stature in the JSA, they should make Hakuho be a shimpan so that Onosato can hurl ppl at him until he breaks one of Hakuho's legs.
Hakuho always acted like he wanted to be a shimpan when he was wrestling.
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 04:56:14 UTC No. 227110
The latest Tatsunami slop really exposes why Hoshoryu has such an embarrassing and unsatisfactory debut.
He shows up late to practice, just goofs around & doesn't try hard, acts like he thinks he is funny for intentionally getting in everyone else's way and being disruptive. And then when chanko time comes along he doesn't have much of an appetite because he didn't really exercise at all.
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 05:00:00 UTC No. 227111
>>227110
Weird, I was just watching that video and thinking exactly the same thing
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 05:35:19 UTC No. 227113
Who’s the new student Yokozuna he looks like a beast has he accepted a stable yet?
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 06:01:23 UTC No. 227118
>>227113
Shun Ikeda decided not to go pro.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports
Bukhchuluun is going to debut in the Kyushu basho for Kasugano-beya after he finishes the mandatory 6-month foreigner waiting period.
https://www.sanspo.com/article/2025
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 06:01:37 UTC No. 227119
>>227110
>acts like he thinks he is funny for intentionally getting in everyone else's way and being disruptive
That was so goofy.
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 07:28:43 UTC No. 227122
>>227083
Onosato has never been denied promotion because he's never been in a position for it. If he goes 12-3Y again and is denied because he only got 24 wins then you can cry about it.
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 07:31:12 UTC No. 227123
>>227108
Code?
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 07:53:29 UTC No. 227125
>>227110
>Damn I lent my chest to so many guys today, I'm so hungry after all that.
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 09:45:26 UTC No. 227136
>>227124
It certainly looks like that kind of video
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 11:03:53 UTC No. 227142
>>227137
The only people who say "haters" are people who know their position is indefensible, but are too narcissistic to admit they're wrong. The term instantly outs you.
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 14:54:05 UTC No. 227151
Some of you really need to find better ways to spend time
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 16:49:36 UTC No. 227158
>>227110
hosh has zero aura
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 16:57:50 UTC No. 227161
>>227151
Reddit is down the hall and to the left
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 17:00:40 UTC No. 227162
>>227151
All Hosh had to do was show up and win
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 17:09:32 UTC No. 227167
>>227162
Not even that! If he'd just gone kyujo from the start it'd just be disappointing. He swore that he wouldn't drop out, no matter what, and then proceeded to perform so badly that he was forced to break his word. That's not just disappointing, that's disgraceful.
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 17:18:28 UTC No. 227169
>>227167
Stop being a gaijin
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 17:20:06 UTC No. 227170
>>227169
I will when Hoshoryu does.
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 18:12:03 UTC No. 227174
Hosh sisters - sumo spiffy is now saying that our guy Hoshoryu shouldn't have been promoted to yokozuna.
What if sumo spiffy is right, how will we cope?
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 18:14:22 UTC No. 227175
>>227174
more like SUMO SHITTY
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 18:53:03 UTC No. 227177
>>227174
>now
I was saying that before they did it
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 19:18:06 UTC No. 227179
someone make a new thread so I dont have to scroll down to find this
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 19:26:29 UTC No. 227182
>>227179
>he doesn't keep /sumo/ open at all times
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 19:50:05 UTC No. 227183
>>227174
What has Chris said? He is the ultimate gaijin authority on sumo.
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 19:54:01 UTC No. 227184
>>227183
Apparently the chairman of the YDC was retiring after January and wanted to promote someone before he left, and this may have influenced the unanimous recommendation that Hoshoryu should be promoted.
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 19:54:16 UTC No. 227185
>>227183
https://youtu.be/3LnODZag_o0?t=103
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 19:59:53 UTC No. 227186
>>227184
Yup, they rushed it and Futahaguro'd. Fortunately Onosato will rope in May and act as the JSA's fig leaf since they can LARP that Hoshoryu is a fine Yokozuna, he's just living in Onosato's shadow.
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 20:04:40 UTC No. 227187
>>227186
And Takerufuji's shadow, and Kotozakura's shadow, and Tamawashi's shadow, and Koga's shadow, and...
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 20:06:32 UTC No. 227188
>>227187
If Takeru or Dan can't do it, the next zuna after Onosato will be Goshima.
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 20:11:13 UTC No. 227189
>>227186
At least Hoshoryu won multiple yusho while Kitao couldn't win even one.
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 20:13:05 UTC No. 227190
>Onosato 14-1Y
>Hoshoryu 10-5
"Onosato is why I didn't win" - Hoshoryu
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 21:52:20 UTC No. 227193
>>227192
>I choked my 9th yusho and all I got was this stupid gino-sho.
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 22:15:17 UTC No. 227194
>>227186
>they rushed it and Futahaguro'd
>>227102
Do you see now why I've been bothering to clarify the point about a career being over and a career beginning? The retards think he should intai now, as though that's what anyone officially involved would want. They have no idea what the problem with Futahaguro even was.
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 22:15:21 UTC No. 227195
>>227174
That's funny, I remember him saying something else a month ago
https://youtu.be/ScaXwqogsEY
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 22:42:57 UTC No. 227197
>>227188
>Takeru
can't seem to clear the choke factor in him, his traps are weighing him down
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 22:50:26 UTC No. 227198
>>227197
Huh? When did Takeru choke? His 0-0-15 last May?
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 23:03:58 UTC No. 227199
>>227198
Fairly or not, people expect better from a man who won the yusho on his debut. Personally, I'm surprised the hype train is still rolling - it's my opinion that, while a strong rikishi, his yusho was the result of the san'yaku performing badly rather than him being a generational talent.
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 23:09:17 UTC No. 227200
>>227199
You really need to stop inventing opinions that are held by maybe one person in the entire world and trying to pass them off as "everyone thinks this." Nobody holds his injury against him, he'll be joi in May, and he has yet to post a losing score on the dohyo.
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 23:10:02 UTC No. 227201
>>227198
He's doing great but he does drop matches that he should win, imo
like Tamawashi and Wakamotoharu this basho
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 23:22:00 UTC No. 227202
>>227199
His yusho was probably the result of nobody expecting to be hit THAT hard at the tachiai. Even Onosato hadn't started his tachiai reign of terror yet.
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 23:28:52 UTC No. 227203
>>227200
>maybe one person
Have you been absent from the sumo community all year? Takerufuji has been held up as a yokozuna-in-waiting, the most interesting super rookie for decades, an era-defining rival for Onosato, and so on. His yusho was exciting, and everyone was eager to see him return from injury. However, since his return he's failed to deliver the same kind of dominating performance, and of course that means that people will be somewhat disappointed. Sure, he's doing well - but he hasn't won any more yushos yet, he hasn't been a serious contender for any, and his trajectory doesn't look nearly as promising. This isn't a wild or niche opinion, this is half a year of obvious observations.
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 23:30:57 UTC No. 227204
>>227203
Yeah no, that's literally just shit you came up with. I've been in every thread here and /sp/ for years and occasionally check sumo forums and Takeru was never treated as highly as any other promising prospect.
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 23:31:06 UTC No. 227205
>>227198
It's not about his record being bad as a whole, it's just that he randomly loses sometimes
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 23:34:07 UTC No. 227206
Ah yes, random losses and bouts a wrestler should have won. Completely inexcusable and the rikishi in question should have done exactly the right thing to win.
Fucking armchair critics, they never change.
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 23:35:13 UTC No. 227207
>>227204
>as highly
*more highly
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 23:35:47 UTC No. 227208
>>227206
Just fucking win lmao, it's that simple
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 23:46:32 UTC No. 227211
>>227204
And you're accusing other people of making up nonsense? Of course Takerufuji has been treated differently, because he genuinely did have a spectacular, record-breaking debut, which other recent prospects failed to do. I don't know what you've been reading here, or on your occasional checks elsewhere, but it's outright false to suggest that Takerufuji has been talked about in the same way as other hot prospects. It's all the more disappointing, because he actually delivered at one point.
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 23:51:40 UTC No. 227212
The real test for Takerufuji is next basho when he's squarely inside the joi. That was the shit test we saw Onosato blow through to really live up to his hype.
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Mar 2025 23:53:04 UTC No. 227213
>>227211
>he actually delivered at one point
>at one point
He has one career basho at sekitori in which he put up less than 10 wins
Anonymous at Sun, 30 Mar 2025 00:18:20 UTC No. 227219
>>227218
What the fuck does >JOI mean, I've seen you guys use that term so many times now and I genuinely do not understand what it means.
Anonymous at Sun, 30 Mar 2025 00:21:17 UTC No. 227220
>>227219
The top 16 rikishi. They get fed through the meat grinder of facing each other. Good sanyaku are generally fine doing this, but high maegashira regulars like Ura, Tobizaru, and Takanosho generally get eaten alive. Takeru will be in the joi next basho.
Anonymous at Sun, 30 Mar 2025 00:22:51 UTC No. 227221
>>227220
I understand that, now at least, but what does JOI even stand for?
Anonymous at Sun, 30 Mar 2025 00:23:57 UTC No. 227222
>>227221
Jerk off instruction.
Anonymous at Sun, 30 Mar 2025 00:26:50 UTC No. 227223
>>227221
It's joi (上位) which means high. The most common use in sumo is for the maegashira who are expected to face the sanyaku/yokozuna week 1, but I've also seen it being used for makushita for wrestlers who are candidates for promotion to juryo (usually makushita 1-10).
Anonymous at Sun, 30 Mar 2025 00:29:32 UTC No. 227224
>>227223
上 (jyo) means upper, 位 (i) means rank. That's the best way of interpreting it.
Anonymous at Sun, 30 Mar 2025 00:30:53 UTC No. 227225
>>227220
>Takeru will be in the joi next basho.
Kinboshi time, he just has to hope he gets to face the jokeozuna before he kyujos again, Ura got gypped out of his kinboshi last time, every 'sho from now on is going to have a guy who wanted kinboshi but gets gypped and has to settle for a fusen win instead.
Anonymous at Sun, 30 Mar 2025 00:34:28 UTC No. 227227
Plot twist, Asashoryu was happy that Hosh made 'zuna because Asashoryu hates the JSA and is glad Hosh will make a laughing stock of the rank.
Anonymous at Sun, 30 Mar 2025 00:39:02 UTC No. 227228
>>227225
I get it, you don't like Hoshoryu, but stfu.
Anonymous at Sun, 30 Mar 2025 00:47:50 UTC No. 227232
>>227223
>joi
The term is used in the context of a status indicator, in this case maegashira. The so-called joi-jin are M1-M5. This isn't an "official" definition or anything, but just what it has come to mean. The term exists for the purpose of pointing out high-ranking maegashira who are not currently sanyaku, like Wakamotoharu.
In makushita, the term seems to be more arbitrarily applied and can refer to either the promotion range (Ms1-Ms15) or the "makushita joi five" which are the matches that come after the juryo dohyoiri. As I think about it, this might have come about because of the whole historical makushita-juryo thing, but I'm not going to bother finding a source for that.
Anonymous at Sun, 30 Mar 2025 00:48:47 UTC No. 227233
>>227211
Anyone who's been watching sumo long enough knows not to overhype someone based on a strong performance at lower maegashira, even if that performance is a yusho, because it happens all the time where someone that low will put up strong double digit performances and then hit a brick wall when they face higher competition in the next basho. And anyone who hasn't been watching long enough to realize this isn't worth caring about.
Anonymous at Sun, 30 Mar 2025 00:50:15 UTC No. 227234
>>227232
>The term exists for the purpose of pointing out high-ranking maegashira who are not currently sanyaku
Mainly because ozeki runs can and have started from joi-maegashira, even if they're rare. These are also the maegashira with the chance at kinboshi, if a yokozuna is present.
🗑️ Anonymous at Sun, 30 Mar 2025 01:01:03 UTC No. 227235
>>227233
>Anyone who's been watching sumo long enough knows not to overhype someone based on a strong performance at lower maegashira, even if that performance is a yusho
...You know that "highest rank" in that image refers to highest rank reached by the time of the first basho listed?
Only Ryogoku and Takerufuji are at their career high rank for their hatsu yusho on there. Every other rikishi had been higher up the ladder, then fallen down.
Anonymous at Sun, 30 Mar 2025 01:11:53 UTC No. 227236
May is gonna be lit as fuck.
>Hoshoryu desperate to prove he isn't a piece of shit
>Onosato within reach of the rope
>Kotozakura desperate to remain relevant
>Takerufuji chasing Onosato
>Aonishiki the utter wildcard who could become Yokozuna material at any moment
Anonymous at Sun, 30 Mar 2025 04:15:49 UTC No. 227240
Haven't seen anyone mention it yet, but with 21 more wins combined in May & July, Takayasu could potentially qualify for promotion back to ozeki since he was in the joi in Osaka. He has been so consistently intermittently injured since he got demoted all those years ago so it seems unlikely that he'll stay in top shape through Nagoya, but if he does he has a good start on a run.
Anonymous at Sun, 30 Mar 2025 04:21:38 UTC No. 227241
>>227236
They'll all disappoint and Daieisho will get the yusho
Anonymous at Sun, 30 Mar 2025 04:35:22 UTC No. 227243
>>227014
They're asking for a 2nd sumo rep on the /xs/ 4cc team, who should the Yotsubayama beya send to best represent the tradition of sumo and the deranged ramblings of this general?
Anonymous at Sun, 30 Mar 2025 04:37:56 UTC No. 227245
>>227243
chris
Anonymous at Sun, 30 Mar 2025 04:38:09 UTC No. 227246
>>227243
Hakuho should be replaced, he's a manager now and not a player.
Reps should be Onosato, dressed as a beer bottle, and Abi, with gangly limbs and oversized hands.
Anonymous at Sun, 30 Mar 2025 06:54:49 UTC No. 227251
Does sadogatake not have legacy? They’ve produced so many ozeki and salaried wrestlers I thought they would be a hot spot for recruits but they all get scooped up by other stables. Who does Kasugano-beya even have to train with Bukhchuluun?
Anonymous at Sun, 30 Mar 2025 08:10:15 UTC No. 227252
>>227251
>only 1 sekitori
Means a minimum of having to work as an attendant and do shit work for higher rankers.
Anonymous at Sun, 30 Mar 2025 08:20:14 UTC No. 227253
>>227251
Sadogatake-beya already has a foreigner (Kotokenryu) so it's not like they could've actually taken Bukhchuluun. I'm surprised that Nishonoseki-beya didn't get him considering his university affiliations with Onosato and that it is a strong stable.
Anonymous at Sun, 30 Mar 2025 09:20:28 UTC No. 227256
Anonymous at Sun, 30 Mar 2025 10:18:26 UTC No. 227261
>>227249
Chris, of course.
Anonymous at Sun, 30 Mar 2025 10:51:25 UTC No. 227262
>>227253
Nishonoseki doesn't need to stoop so low to hiring foreigners like all the other desperate oyakata ahahahahahah
Anonymous at Sun, 30 Mar 2025 13:04:47 UTC No. 227265
>>227243
Tomokaze holding a sake bottle and a bull in a purple mawashi.
Anonymous at Sun, 30 Mar 2025 15:12:34 UTC No. 227268
>>227264
>shows up for the gifts but not the fights
What a tool
Anonymous at Sun, 30 Mar 2025 15:23:03 UTC No. 227270
>>227269
>Nabatame above Roga
Futagoyama in absolute SHAMBLES
Anonymous at Sun, 30 Mar 2025 15:29:55 UTC No. 227271
>>227269
>ELO
Elo is the name of the man who created the system, it doesn't stand for anything.
Anonymous at Sun, 30 Mar 2025 15:32:21 UTC No. 227272
>>227271
No one asked.
Anonymous at Sun, 30 Mar 2025 15:37:53 UTC No. 227274
>>227269
This seems really wrong. How can Tokihayate be down at 49 after his excellent March while Nabatame is up at 25? Doesn't this factor in opponent rank? Why hasn't he removed retired guys or Asanoyama who currently isn't a thing?
Anonymous at Sun, 30 Mar 2025 15:38:21 UTC No. 227275
>>227272
Someone was wrong.
Anonymous at Sun, 30 Mar 2025 15:40:10 UTC No. 227276
>>227275
Do you just come in here to be disagreeable and inciteful?
Anonymous at Sun, 30 Mar 2025 15:44:21 UTC No. 227277
>>227276
I was just informing that Anon and any passers-by that Elo is not an acronym. You're the one that couldn't resist making a pointless and rude comment about it.
Anonymous at Sun, 30 Mar 2025 15:50:25 UTC No. 227279
>225269
Buy an ad, faggot. Chr*s headcanon is dumber than the worst here easily.
Anonymous at Sun, 30 Mar 2025 16:37:17 UTC No. 227282
image limit reached, new thread
>>227281
>>227281
>>227281
>>227281
Anonymous at Sun, 30 Mar 2025 16:49:47 UTC No. 227286
>>227282
Bad vibes thread
Anonymous at Mon, 31 Mar 2025 02:44:09 UTC No. 227372
>>227272
No one adked for the forced meme ratings either
Anonymous at Mon, 31 Mar 2025 02:50:38 UTC No. 227374
>>227277
I appreciate you.
Anonymous at Mon, 31 Mar 2025 04:02:56 UTC No. 227379
>>227186
>Fortunately Onosato will rope in May
ACK