Whatta bout Sumo
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I wonder how that will work with the current Amasumo organisation in the US, which is currently in a phase of mass growth and fixing up within the org. The current board is doing a lot of good work to really shape up the sport and IDK if another org in the US is what they need right now...
June 3, 2025 at 7:53 AM
I wonder how that will work with the current Amasumo organisation in the US, which is currently in a phase of mass growth and fixing up within the org. The current board is doing a lot of good work to really shape up the sport and IDK if another org in the US is what they need right now...
Does anyone know who leads the Rikishi-kai now? I imagine it cannot be Kakuryu anymore...
May 27, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Does anyone know who leads the Rikishi-kai now? I imagine it cannot be Kakuryu anymore...
Good seeing that the scrutiny is coming from the Rikishi-kai. Sumo keeping it's own honest, rather than everyone inside scrambling to protect each other as some outsider investigates.
Still weird to entrust money like this to an individual... but good that they were eventually on his case about it.
Still weird to entrust money like this to an individual... but good that they were eventually on his case about it.
May 27, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Good seeing that the scrutiny is coming from the Rikishi-kai. Sumo keeping it's own honest, rather than everyone inside scrambling to protect each other as some outsider investigates.
Still weird to entrust money like this to an individual... but good that they were eventually on his case about it.
Still weird to entrust money like this to an individual... but good that they were eventually on his case about it.
T'is the only reasonable thing to become during times like these.
May 12, 2025 at 9:56 AM
T'is the only reasonable thing to become during times like these.
Kayo becomes the most embarrassing top division debutant this side of Covid. 3 wins at most.
Hoshoryu yuusho, it won't be close. Locked on day 14.
Takayasu looks more like Kayo than Hoshoryu.
Endo > Oshoma.
Kotoshoho goes to Juryo. 4 month prediction that he wins the Juryo yuusho in Nagoya.
Hoshoryu yuusho, it won't be close. Locked on day 14.
Takayasu looks more like Kayo than Hoshoryu.
Endo > Oshoma.
Kotoshoho goes to Juryo. 4 month prediction that he wins the Juryo yuusho in Nagoya.
May 3, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Kayo becomes the most embarrassing top division debutant this side of Covid. 3 wins at most.
Hoshoryu yuusho, it won't be close. Locked on day 14.
Takayasu looks more like Kayo than Hoshoryu.
Endo > Oshoma.
Kotoshoho goes to Juryo. 4 month prediction that he wins the Juryo yuusho in Nagoya.
Hoshoryu yuusho, it won't be close. Locked on day 14.
Takayasu looks more like Kayo than Hoshoryu.
Endo > Oshoma.
Kotoshoho goes to Juryo. 4 month prediction that he wins the Juryo yuusho in Nagoya.
Without a doubt the one to impress me the most today was Hakuoho. For a young guy like that to have the confidence to swap grip knowing it's gonna get his back against the tawara and go through with it cause he knows he'll defend and the new grip will win the long game... yea. Mature sumo from him.
March 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Without a doubt the one to impress me the most today was Hakuoho. For a young guy like that to have the confidence to swap grip knowing it's gonna get his back against the tawara and go through with it cause he knows he'll defend and the new grip will win the long game... yea. Mature sumo from him.
Don't get it too twisted. Against:
Kinbozan,
Oho,
Daieisho,
Takerufuji,
Kirishima,
and Onosato...
You know all the guys up there in results with him this basho. Against them, Hoshoryu came out this Basho 8-0.
That is it's own kind of statement.
Kinbozan,
Oho,
Daieisho,
Takerufuji,
Kirishima,
and Onosato...
You know all the guys up there in results with him this basho. Against them, Hoshoryu came out this Basho 8-0.
That is it's own kind of statement.
January 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Don't get it too twisted. Against:
Kinbozan,
Oho,
Daieisho,
Takerufuji,
Kirishima,
and Onosato...
You know all the guys up there in results with him this basho. Against them, Hoshoryu came out this Basho 8-0.
That is it's own kind of statement.
Kinbozan,
Oho,
Daieisho,
Takerufuji,
Kirishima,
and Onosato...
You know all the guys up there in results with him this basho. Against them, Hoshoryu came out this Basho 8-0.
That is it's own kind of statement.
Btw, yea, this was a 12-3 yuusho. Yes this was not clean. Yes Hoshoryu did not even control his own destiny on the final day as he needed Oho to bail him out to get a playoff... BUT:
January 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Btw, yea, this was a 12-3 yuusho. Yes this was not clean. Yes Hoshoryu did not even control his own destiny on the final day as he needed Oho to bail him out to get a playoff... BUT:
Yea, this is absolutely true. He's been an unrefined gem from day one. It's on him and his Oyakata to make a Yokozuna out of him from here.
January 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Yea, this is absolutely true. He's been an unrefined gem from day one. It's on him and his Oyakata to make a Yokozuna out of him from here.
I'm not a huge scouting report reader but I think I heard the guy was competing this time, teru that is.
If he finishes the Basho, a Jun yuusho would be his worst result when finishing in a long time!
If he finishes the Basho, a Jun yuusho would be his worst result when finishing in a long time!
January 7, 2025 at 3:37 AM
I'm not a huge scouting report reader but I think I heard the guy was competing this time, teru that is.
If he finishes the Basho, a Jun yuusho would be his worst result when finishing in a long time!
If he finishes the Basho, a Jun yuusho would be his worst result when finishing in a long time!