Kaminariyuki 500 Posted June 5, 2020 OK, I know I've seen this somewhere on SF before, but how far back do we have to go to find a rikishi of less than Enho's 98/99 kg? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sekitori 492 Posted June 5, 2020 (edited) Ishinriki, who reached Juryo 1 in 1989 and retired in 1991, was 175 cm (5 feet 9 inches) tall and weighed 85 kg (187 lb). He was three inches taller than Enho but weighed far less than Enho's 98/99 kg. Despite his very small size, he had a career record of approximately 20 more wins than losses. There may have been smaller rikishis but I doubt if any of them came close to reaching the rank of Juryo 1. This is a video of him putting up a very good performance against Takahanada who later became yokozuna Takanohana. Edited June 5, 2020 by sekitori 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryafuji 815 Posted June 5, 2020 (edited) On 05/06/2020 at 13:11, Kaminariyuki said: OK, I know I've seen this somewhere on SF before, but how far back do we have to go to find a rikishi of less than Enho's 98/99 kg? I assume you mean sekitori. Obviously there must be a few kids in jonokuchi who are lighter. In addition to Ishinriki there was Takanoyama who may have been a kilo or two lighter then Enho when he was in juryo. Edited March 18, 2022 by ryafuji typo 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Benihana 1,937 Posted June 5, 2020 If you want to see a more recent sekitori with a very lean height-to-weight ratio, czech this one: http://sumodb.sumogames.de/Rikishi.aspx?r=1215 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kaminariyuki 500 Posted June 5, 2020 58 minutes ago, ryafuji said: I assume you mean sekitori. Obviously there must be a few kids in jonokuchi who are lighter. In addition to Ishiniriki there was Takanoyama who may have been a kilo or two lighter then Enho when he was in juryo. Exactly, who was the last sekitori to weigh less than 98 kg. Figured there might have been someone since Mianoumi (but I haven't checked his actual stats). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kaminariyuki 500 Posted June 5, 2020 38 minutes ago, Benihana said: If you want to see a more recent sekitori with a very lean height-to-weight ratio, czech this one: http://sumodb.sumogames.de/Rikishi.aspx?r=1215 LOL, like many of you, I've been watching some old footage here and there, and just watched a couple of his bouts today. Remarkable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swami 245 Posted June 6, 2020 I think for the most of his career Mainoumi was around the 95/96 kg mark, only near the end did he hit the 100kg. Kyokudozan was around 95kg when he first entered Makunouchi, but he did manage to put a few kilos on, ending around 105kg. Swami Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
