Washuyama 641 Posted March 9, 2015 900th career win for Wakanosato today, the sixth rikishi to reach that milestone. Hakuho is three wins short of becoming the seventh. Yet another stat to prove how great a rikishi Hakuho is. Wakanosato had a nine year head start on Hakuho and they reach 900 in the same basho! And it's not like Waka is a slouch... I would consider him one of the best Sekiwake of all-time 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mintofuji 18 Posted March 10, 2015 Random statistic: with his day 2 win Hakuho has the record for most wins ranked Sekiwake or above (731, previous best was Kitanoumi with 730). This is the first rank at which Hakuho has such a record. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Senkoho 552 Posted March 10, 2015 (edited) and he only needs 62 more wins to beat Kitanoumi's record of 670 wins as yokozuna. Edited March 10, 2015 by Senkoho Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kotoshikona 5 Posted March 10, 2015 900th career win for Wakanosato today, the sixth rikishi to reach that milestone. Hakuho is three wins short of becoming the seventh. Yet another stat to prove how great a rikishi Hakuho is. Wakanosato had a nine year head start on Hakuho and they reach 900 in the same basho! And it's not like Waka is a slouch... I would consider him one of the best Sekiwake of all-time In fact, Wakanosato is the only rikishi that has managed to beat Hakuho six times in a row (I'm pretty sure). Sure, Hakuho wasn't even Ozeki at the time, but it is pretty impressive anyway. Not even Asashoryu has managed such a feat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
inhashi 2,363 Posted March 10, 2015 Keep in mind that Osunaarashi has been hospitalized for about one week for a serious infectious skin condition. He's lost 10kg (22lbs!). He'll get better but i've noticed what's with all the knee injuries? Does not look good for this tournament. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sesom 55 Posted March 10, 2015 I really, really, really dislike Gagamaru. He always seems clumsy in the ring, like he doesn't know how to handle the size of his own body, often slipping and falling. I understand that point, but somehow this is why I like him. :) 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sesom 55 Posted March 10, 2015 Keep in mind that Osunaarashi has been hospitalized for about one week for a serious infectious skin condition. He's lost 10kg (22lbs!). He'll get better but i've noticed what's with all the knee injuries? Does not look good for this tournament. He did not look too good on day 3, tried a hard tachiai as usually, but it looked like an easy win for Yoshikaze. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krindel 671 Posted March 10, 2015 Kyokutenho seems to be in trouble... Hope he turns it around soon to at least manage to hold on to Makuuchi, otherwise we'll really be talking about the end of an era :-( Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Asashosakari 19,320 Posted March 10, 2015 At the risk of alienating some people who might be fans: I really, really, really dislike Gagamaru. He always seems clumsy in the ring, like he doesn't know how to handle the size of his own body, often slipping and falling. I used to hate Aoiyama for this same reason but I have to admit Aoiyama is slightly growing on me and has been showing some skill recently.I think lack of balance is a general problem for guys of Gagamaru's size (and perhaps more importantly, shape). The thing is, back a few years ago he was able to bring a good amount of speed to the dohyo so he often just steamrolled his opponents before they had any chance of unbalancing him. That speed is mostly gone, so he's just a sitting duck much of the time now. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sesom 55 Posted March 10, 2015 Ichinojo and Osunaarashi disappoint me so much lately. Ichi is still a very young guy and developing. Today he proved against Harumafuji, that he is very strong. Not a disappointment at all! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mongolith 51 Posted March 10, 2015 (edited) Ichinojo and Osunaarashi disappoint me so much lately. Ichi is still a very young guy and developing. Today he proved against Harumafuji, that he is very strong. Not a disappointment at all! Showed great balance today, Thought Hara would succeed in slapping him down during the bout but he stayed upright. Hoping the Fuji/Ichi grace the sekiwake ranks next basho. Would be great seeing consecutive promotions like Geeku/Kise. Probably getting a bit (or more) too ahead of myself. -This is looking like another typical Hak Yusho. Starts shaky, picks up steam, and Hara loses an early bout (and probably a couple more like last basho). Edited March 10, 2015 by Mongolith Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
orandashoho 720 Posted March 10, 2015 Kyokutenho seems to be in trouble... Hope he turns it around soon to at least manage to hold on to Makuuchi, otherwise we'll really be talking about the end of an era :-( I hate to see him drop out of Makuuchi after staying in it for so long. I hope he can turn it around. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Morty 1,495 Posted March 10, 2015 At the risk of alienating some people who might be fans: I really, really, really dislike Gagamaru. He always seems clumsy in the ring, like he doesn't know how to handle the size of his own body, often slipping and falling. I used to hate Aoiyama for this same reason but I have to admit Aoiyama is slightly growing on me and has been showing some skill recently.I think lack of balance is a general problem for guys of Gagamaru's size (and perhaps more importantly, shape). The thing is, back a few years ago he was able to bring a good amount of speed to the dohyo so he often just steamrolled his opponents before they had any chance of unbalancing him. That speed is mostly gone, so he's just a sitting duck much of the time now. If Gaga did what he did today every day he'd be a Yok by now. Textbook example of how to use weight to your advantage Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Morty 1,495 Posted March 10, 2015 (edited) Some thoughts: Teronofuji is going places. Just constant improvement, knows how to use his weight and size to his advantage, strong and skillful. Really impressive. Aminishiki worked Tochinoshin over perfectly. A strong confident Myogiryu is good for sumo. And, Jokoryu, despite injuries, continues his improvement. He has impressed the last couple of bashos and continues to look good here as well. Edited March 10, 2015 by Morty 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kasutera 258 Posted March 10, 2015 I was about to come into this topic again to say YES! Ichinojo wrestled today like I know he can! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kasutera 258 Posted March 10, 2015 At the risk of alienating some people who might be fans: I really, really, really dislike Gagamaru. He always seems clumsy in the ring, like he doesn't know how to handle the size of his own body, often slipping and falling. I used to hate Aoiyama for this same reason but I have to admit Aoiyama is slightly growing on me and has been showing some skill recently.I think lack of balance is a general problem for guys of Gagamaru's size (and perhaps more importantly, shape). The thing is, back a few years ago he was able to bring a good amount of speed to the dohyo so he often just steamrolled his opponents before they had any chance of unbalancing him. That speed is mostly gone, so he's just a sitting duck much of the time now. I was starting to think about how, since the days of, say, Musashimaru, we haven't had any Yokozuna that had humongous bellies. It makes me wonder why we don't see a wing back towards more rikishi trying to be leaner and muscular, Chiyonofuji-style, to compete with the Mongolians who are quick and don't carry too much excess baggage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adil 232 Posted March 10, 2015 If Gaga did what he did today every day he'd be a Yok by now. Textbook example of how to use weight to your advantage Hahahahahahaaaaaa.... Sorry, Morty... I'm sure you had a context in mind and all that... but Gaga "The Belly-flop" maru a yokozuna? Hahahahaaaa. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sesom 55 Posted March 10, 2015 3rd day over and no henka yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
inhashi 2,363 Posted March 10, 2015 (edited) Ichi is still a very young guy and developing. Today he proved against Harumafuji, that he is very strong. Not a disappointment at all! Not to mention Terunofuji. Did you see that uwatenage?? The man's only 23. If he can keep injury free he has a bright future in 大相撲. Edited March 11, 2015 by inhashi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tamaikazuchi 4 Posted March 10, 2015 I started noticing Terunofuji 5 or 6 basho ago and he has quickly become one of my favorites. Always awesome to watch and constantly improving. With all the hype over Jokoryu, Endo and Ichinojo, it seems that Terunofuji has flown under the radar to become one of the best prospects on the dohyo today. I am excited for the coming year and what he will do. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dingo 1,263 Posted March 10, 2015 I started noticing Terunofuji 5 or 6 basho ago and he has quickly become one of my favorites. Always awesome to watch and constantly improving. With all the hype over Jokoryu, Endo and Ichinojo, it seems that Terunofuji has flown under the radar to become one of the best prospects on the dohyo today. I am excited for the coming year and what he will do. Well, its not hard to fly under the sumo radar if you're not Japanese... at least in Japan. They seem to focus most of their hype on the likes of Endo. Btw, I think part of Ichinojo's win today was that Harumafuji simply didn't seem to have any kind of a plan. He kinda tried to wing it but just bounced off of Ichinojo's humongous body. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shumitto 418 Posted March 10, 2015 (edited) Not to mention Terunofuji. Did you see that uwatenage?? The man's only 23. If he can keep injury free he has a bright future in 大相撲. The problem is keeping injury-free. Terunofuji does sumo with a never give up mentality that, while good for the spectator, has its downside and might affect him. Huge guys like Gagamaru are certainly not the pinnacle of technique but play an entertaining if not important role in sumo. Given, I wouldn't like to see a makuuchi division full of Gagas, but one is nice. I am afraid to say age is finally catching up with Takekaze and Kyokutenho; specially the former looked bad in his losses. I am also a bit worried about Ikioi; it is too early to judge his perfomances, but losing 2 out of 3 in the bottom of the division doesn't bode well for him. Edited March 10, 2015 by shumitto Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kotoshoumi 31 Posted March 10, 2015 Aminishiki-Tochinoshin was the best bout of day three in my book. Sometimes I can't believe how much of an amazing comeback Tochinoshin has made/is making, since he got badly injured in 2013. He seems better than before his injury. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bettega 431 Posted March 10, 2015 What's wrong with Ikioi? Is he injured? (Eh?) He used to be a very nice M4-M6 And Osuna... humm... street brawler again. I like him, but he must try more sumo and less slapfest; I don't deslike tsuppari, but... Homarefuji, nice start! Looks good! Aminishiki! How we'll miss his bout some years from now. A very inteligent rikishi. And "wily", off course. That was from Kinta's video - from Kaisei to the end I could watch live, a really nice experience. Before that only when the official feed was free I watched live sumo, and only up to low makushita. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
inhashi 2,363 Posted March 11, 2015 Woah. Aminishiki's tachiai lately despite the knees... reminds me of someone quite close to him ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
