Re: Itai on CNN

["RJ Friedman" <rjf@comasia.com>]

On Thu, 03 Feb 2000 06:14:17 GMT, Da Kine Sumo E-zine & Web site from
Kawika wrote:

>Have you even met a yakazu?

Irrelevant.

>Have you ever gambled in Japan?

Irrelevant

>Have you ever spoken to an actual sumo wrestler about yaocho?

Irrelevant.

>Come on, who is being naive?

You are if you think that it takes two to yaocho and that there are
no bouts that are fixed to profit the mob gambling interests.

>Bout fixing is a form of a) making pocket money and b) exchanging favors.  
>Itai did not mention anything about fixing bouts for the 'mafia'.  Please.

I wasn't referring to Itai in particular - simply to your contention
that "it takes two to yaocho," and to the prior poster's question as
to how/why one rikishi could know that there was a yaocho bout while
his opponent wasn't aware of it.