The Sumo Thread - HAKKEYOI!!!

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Speaking of Takakeisho, he retired in September 2024 and has since lost an unbelievable amount of weight. He keeps showing up during the tournaments while he's working as a security guard for the venues, and is basically unrecognizable. Bro has gone from 360Lbs to maybe 180 in about a year. Crazy.
 
22 Rimfire said:
Speaking of Takakeisho, he retired in September 2024 and has since lost an unbelievable amount of weight. He keeps showing up during the tournaments while he's working as a security guard for the venues, and is basically unrecognizable. Bro has gone from 360Lbs to maybe 180 in about a year. Crazy.
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He looks like a completely different person.

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Lapis Lazuli Blue said:
While I agree with you and having loads of fun cheering him on every match, I keep thinking that the wheels have to fall off eventually. He has proven me wrong thus far, I hope he continues to do so.
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Wheels are still looking pretty good! Solidly bolted right on.

It's also very exciting to see Atamifuji improving so much so suddenly. Former Terunofuji knows what he's doing.
 
22 Rimfire said:
Speaking of Takakeisho, he retired in September 2024 and has since lost an unbelievable amount of weight. He keeps showing up during the tournaments while he's working as a security guard for the venues, and is basically unrecognizable. Bro has gone from 360Lbs to maybe 180 in about a year. Crazy.
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Everything about him is amazing. He gained all that weight in the first place basically hating the whole eating process. He had to force himself to gain so much. I imagine taking it off was quite pleasant for him. I wonder if he had surgery to get the skin from his massive man-titties removed.

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I've been so busy, I've pretty much missed the last two bashos and the incredible sumo by Aonishiki. I said it a few months ago in the thread, but we are so lucky to be witnessing what we're seeing after being without good sumo for so long. It's incredible to think that we could have three Yokozuna soon. We're going to look back on this era with nostalgia someday.

I also saw that Kenho retired. He and Moriurara were my favorites to watch during the lower divisions. Hopefully, he continues to shed those pounds and has a nice life ahead.
 
Dick Pooman said:
I've been so busy, I've pretty much missed the last two bashos and the incredible sumo by Aonishiki. I said it a few months ago in the thread, but we are so lucky to be witnessing what we're seeing after being without good sumo for so long. It's incredible to think that we could have three Yokozuna soon. We're going to look back on this era with nostalgia someday.

I also saw that Kenho retired. He and Moriurara were my favorites to watch during the lower divisions. Hopefully, he continues to shed those pounds and has a nice life ahead.
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Well definitely watch the next one. It's all on the line for Aonishiki.
 
Actually, if Aonishiki "only" gets another 11-4, his lowest score in a 15 day tournament, would that be enough for a promotion? Probably if it is a jun-yusho, but if it isn't?
 
Tamashoho's Abused Towel said:
Actually, if Aonishiki "only" gets another 11-4, his lowest score in a 15 day tournament, would that be enough for a promotion? Probably if it is a jun-yusho, but if it isn't?
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With 2 yokozuna it will be harder than when Hoshoryu achieved it with a JY and no yokozuna. If I had to guess it would have to be an amazing performance with a JY, meaning 13-14 wins, the JY and beating Onosato for the first time.
 
Watching Aonishiki's performance since his makuuchi debut may be the most exciting thing I've seen in sumo since I started watching in 2023. It's nuts to see somebody with another rapid rise so soon after Onosato. I love Aonishiki's attitude as well; his remark after his first tournament win and Ozeki promotion that there's another rank is more showboating than all the dances in the NFL put together.

Every time I think Hoshoryu is a bum who shouldn't be yokozuna he pulls out some incredible performance like his win over Kotozakura. He looks like the very best when he's at his best, but he has a bad habit of losing easy matches and choking at the very end. It seems like his problem is mostly him psyching himself out.
 
Tamashoho's Abused Towel said:
He turned himself in for beating Hakunofuji over an unauthorised trip according to Chris Sumo. Hakuho was completely destroyed over less, so I hope these old fucks stick to their own stated principles.
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Terunofuji, while being Mongolian, didn't have the audacity of becoming the GOAT of Japan's national sport. So I doubt he will get hit as bad as Hakuho did... they even have it out there he "self-reported", giving them an excuse to be more lenient.
 
A bit more detail:

Yahoo News (Japan) Article - "Isegahama Oyakata admits to violence, awaiting disciplinary action… enraged by intoxicated Takanoiwa's behavior at drinking party, he allegedly struck him with a liquor bottle"

Translation:
Sumo's Isegahama Stablemaster (34, former Grand Champion, Kisenosato) Assaulted His Underling, Takanoiwa (22), ahead of Spring Tournament; Japanese Sumo Association Conducting Internal Investigation
Big news in the sumo world has emerged – the stable master of Isegahama, Kisenosato, has assaulted his pupil, Takanoiwa. This incident, unprecedented among sumo stables, is sending shockwaves through the sumo community as the Spring Grand Tournament (Osunoushi, starting March 8 at the Edion Arena Osaka) approaches, with Isegahama's massive stable housing a record 31 wrestlers and seven Sekiwake.
The assault happened days before the Spring Tournament, where the entire wrestling world was abuzz about VIPs sitting in the audience. The atmosphere in the sumo world was tense due to this unexpected turn of events.
Kisenosato, who is also known for winning the Emperor's Cup (Tenno-hozuki) ten times during his career, retired last year in January after inheriting the Isegahama stable in June 2021 from the previous generation. Before moving to Isegahama, Takanoiwa had been under the tutelage of former Ozeki and legendary stable master, Kotooshu, who ran the old Miyagino stable.
According to multiple sources, on March 24, before the Spring Grand Tournament banzuke was announced, an inebriated Takanoiwa harassed a woman in a restaurant. Enraged, Kisenosato reportedly attacked him using a bottle. Takanoiwa
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22 Rimfire said:
A bit more detail:

Yahoo News (Japan) Article - "Isegahama Oyakata admits to violence, awaiting disciplinary action… enraged by intoxicated Takanoiwa's behavior at drinking party, he allegedly struck him with a liquor bottle"

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It might be a rough translation issue but that description seems to be talking about Takanoiwa's assault in 2017 and not this current one.

Here's an English article on it mentioning Hakunofuji (formerly Hakuoho) as the supposed victim.
 
I think you have to be pretty brain dead to actually accept the narrative that the JSA has stomped out violence from stables, given that almost all oyakata are elderly, grew up getting beat with brooms, and extremely stubborn. Maybe if we were 10-20 years deep into a generation that had coaches who came up in the new era where beatings are taboo, but not now. They just do it hush hush and cover up for each other.
 
Pastacore said:
I think you have to be pretty brain dead to actually accept the narrative that the JSA has stomped out violence from stables, given that almost all oyakata are elderly, grew up getting beat with brooms, and extremely stubborn. Maybe if we were 10-20 years deep into a generation that had coaches who came up in the new era where beatings are taboo, but not now. They just do it hush hush and cover up for each other.
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Most of the old guard is retiring or fucking off, its genuinely just a matter of time before the new stables mellow down and realize that killing your talent early might be a bad idea.
Same thing has happened in almost any major sport
 
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