Indrid

Usually, a henka is looked down by Japanese fans upon when done by a Yokozuna. Ketaguri is not classified as henka per se, but is not considered honorable when done by a Yokozuna. No.. i can confirm that. the day that we will see a romanian Yokozuna is faaaaar faaaaar away... anyway, good going Kotooshu, win one for the ex-communist block

oh i do not need proof of that. i am already a believer (In a state of confusion...)

that is a shame, i really would have loved to have this image as a wallpaper for my PC (Showing respect...)

Anyone know where i could find these pics only in higher resolution? i seem to only find tiny pics of Asa on the net, and i suspect there are lots of japanese sites with high-def pics of him, or Sumo pics in general, but since i cannot read japanese.... thanks you

Damn Asashoryu looks really depressed (Neener, neener...)

i think it is a shame to sumo that a champion like Asashoryu is considered a shame to sumo.

thank you very much

Apparently they will let Asa go home. good for him.

I just read that Asashoryu is not in trouble with the IRS, apparently for not declaring revenues obtained through tv rights during 2003/2004. the sum amounts to one million dollars. poor Asa, it seems like the trouble never ends... Source> AFP. i cannot give a link since this is a internal news feed.

if anyone else managed to download the gigeshare files, would it be possible to upload them on a different host? thanks in advance

am i the only not that cannot download from gigeshare? it keeps saying either too busy, either connection times out, or the page cannot be displayed... (Nodding yes...)

Consider this question. Since Hatsu of 2006, Asashoryu has won six yusho. Who won the other four? yup. got me.

Yes but Hakuho was in his promotion basho. Hakuho won in March and May and I can easily see him winning the vast majority of yusho for the next few years. oh, i agree. without Asa, Hakuho is favorite. but i do not think he will dominate like Asa did. just my premature impression.

I don't really agree with that. I mean it would be great to have two strong yokozuna facing off but I think that Asashoryu already had his peak time from the start of 2004 to the end of 2006. Hakuho is the rising force and I think Asashoryu would have struggled a lot to take many more yusho. it is quite hard for me too see Asashoryu as a over-the-hill athlete. the fire is still there, he just won the last basho. and for some reason, if Asas retires, i do not see Hakuho winning 7 tournaments in a row. in my opinion, Hakuho gives other rikishi a better chance to advance to yokozuna than Asa ever did. but who knows? maybe Hakuho will surprise all of those who do not have as much faith in him (me included) and turns out a great yokozuna

i think that besides Asahoryu, hakuho is the guy most interested that Asashoryu does not quit. Even if hakuho wins the next 20 bashos in a row, people will still be wondering what if, and consequently Hakuho will not gain that easily that status of a great rikishi, if that should ever happen. just my opinion