RE: "hapless yokozuna"

[<sashimaru@tachiai.net>]

I only can agree to it.

It seems that the severity of the competition has increased for the
leading fighters.
Except for Asashoryu they must have paid tribute to the strong
competition. And with Asashoryu it remains still to wait, whether he
remains uninjured. In addition, I think that the Kosho rules are
counterproductive.

And to Musashimaru:
If one watches his record of the last year:
1 Yusho, 4 Jun-Yusho and a 9-6 with an injury, just amazing!
And how many Repoter wrote it was a bad year for Musashimaru.

happy tachiai
sashimaru

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Maximilian T. H. Suchy [mailto:max@anasuya.com] 
> Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2002 10:40 PM
> To: Sumo Mailing List
> Subject: Re: "hapless yokozuna"
> 
> 
> 
> I also want to put in a strong word FOR Musashimaru!
> 
> Give the guy a break!  He has won 2 of the last 3 Yusho, and 
> was the hands-down
> favorite to win the last one as well.  Becaue of his neck 
> injury he was taken out
> of contention the last few days, unfortunately.  Don't tell 
> me the he lacks
> pride!  He still stepped in the ring injured, knowing very 
> well that he could
> aggrevate his injury against the toughest opponents he still 
> had to face.  But he
> still showed up, when he could have called it quits.  It is 
> well known that he
> takes his Yokozuna role VERY seriously!
> 
> So he lost on his final day both times he won the two recent 
> Yusho... so what!  In
> this day and age of a dozen rikishi out with injuries, why 
> the heck would he risk
> it all against the toughest opponent on the last day, when he 
> has nothing to win
> or lose?  That is just plain smart.  Michael Schumacher 
> doesn't set the fastest
> lap in the last lap of a race when he's 50 seconds ahead of 
> everyone else... he
> coasts to the win!  Does it make him any less of a champion?  
> Certainly not!  It's
> called common sense.  He knows that he is the only Yokozuna 
> around at the moment,
> and part of his pride and responsibility is, to make sure 
> that he shows up and
> represents the sport as often as he can, and the only way to 
> do that is by taking
> calculated risks when necessary, and using his head as well.  
> I didn't see him
> dodge his opponents at tachiai when his neck was hurting!  I 
> didn't see him tell
> his Oyakata "geez, my neck hurts, and I am 2 wins behind, I'm 
> gonna pull out the
> last two days, cause I won't win this one, no matter what" - 
> he still came to
> compete, and took his opponents' best shot.  
> 
> My hat is off to the guy, and I hope he will be 100% fit for 
> Aki 2002... cause if
> he is, watch out!  Who's gonna beat him?
> 
> Cheers
> Makususuchi
> 
> Charles Beauchamp wrote:
> > 
> > Let's see, Maru has what...11 yusho?  He is generally
> > either the winner or jun yusho every basho.  He has
> > had one basho where he withdrew.  Taka on the other
> > hand has a yusho in the last 2 years and 7 absences in
> > a row.  Taka should have already been asked to retire.
> >  Maru is definitely head and shoulders above the crowd
> > and has already put together a resume that makes him a
> > great Yokozuna in my view one of the top 10 since
> > WWII.
> > 
> > If anyone thinks Musashimaru doesn't deserve to be a
> > Yokozuna then NO ONE deserves to be a Yokozuna.  I
> > mean that exactly as it is written.
> > 
> > Hapless Yokozuna Musashimaru?  A great Yokozuna.
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