Terao vs. his makanouchi opponents

["G. Jay Walker" <walker@nhrc.navy.mil>]

Selected Stats of Terao vs. his makanouchi opponents:

Terao's overall makunouchi record is 626-753-16.

Who did Terao fight most often?
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1. Akinoshima		40
2. Tochinowaka		38
3. Konishiki		35
4. Mitoizumi		32
5. Takatoriki		31
6. Kotonishiki		29
7. Takanohana		28
    Kotogaume		28
9. Asahifuji		26
10. Hokutoumi	 	25


Who did Terao defeat the most times?
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1. Akinoshima		18
2. Takamisugi		17
    Tochinowaka	17
4. Mitoizumi		16
5. Misugisato		13

Even though Terao defeated Akinoshima the most, he had a losing record against him.


Who had the most wins against Terao?
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1. Konishiki		25
2. Asahifuji		24
3. Akinoshima		22
4. Takanohana		22
5. Takatoriki		21
    Tochinowaka	21


Who did Terao dominate (minimum of 10 bouts)?
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1. Takamisugi		.810  (17-4)
2. Wakashoyo		.800  (8-2)
3. Oginishiki		.769  (10-3)
4. Ozutsu			.706  (12-5)
5. Ganyu			.667  (8-4)
6. Sadanoumi		.643  (9-5)
7. Enazakura		.636  (7-4)
8. Wakasegawa		.636  (7-4)
9. Kotoryu		.615  (8-5)
10. Takanofuji		.615  (8-5)

Perhaps not surprisingly, most of these names are from 10 or more years ago when Terao was in his prime.
 
 
Who gave Terao the hardest time (minimum of 10 bouts)?
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1. Chiyonofuji		.059  (1-16)
2. Asahifuji		.077  (2-24)
3. Musoyama		.154  (2-11)
4. Akebono		.176  (3-14)
    Musashimaru	.176  (3-14)
6. Hananoumi		.200  (2-8)
7. Wakanohana		.208  (5-19)
8. Takanohana		.214  (6-22)
9. Hokutoumi		.240  (6-19)
10. Takanonami		.261  (6-17)

Konishiki is next on the list (10-25).  So how did Hananoumi sneak in this list with all these yokozunas and ozekis?

	
Who could never defeat Terao?
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Tochitsukasa		9-0
Oginohana			7-0


Who could Terao never defeat?
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Futahaguro		0-8
Tamakasuga		0-6


What was Terao's record when facing yokozunas (that is, when they were ranked at yokozuna)?
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Akebono 		0-10
Asahifuji		0-6
Chiyonofuji	1-16
Futahaguro	0-3
Hokutoumi		5-15
Musashimaru	1-0
Onokuni		6-8
Takanohana	1-10
Takanosato	1-0
Wakanohana	0-1

Overall		15-69

Altogether, Terao faced 10 yokozunas during his career.  The win against Takanosato and one of the Hokutoumi victories were by fusensho.  He defeated Chiyonofuji at the Hatsu '89 basho to avoid a 17-match sweep.  It was mentioned how Takatoriki was a nemesis to Akebono, but what about Terao to Onokuni?  (In all their matches, Terao went 6-12 against Onokuni.)  

Terao recorded 7 kinboshis during his career, 2 against Onokuni and Hokutoumi and 1 each against Chiyonofuji, Takanohana and Musashimaru.  

Terao and his family are part of a Kagoshima prefecture/Izutsu-beya connection going back more than 100 years.  It originated with the original Sakahoko (Yojiro), who joined the heya in 1893 and reached sekiwake.  Two yokozunas from the early part of the 20th century who belonged to the heya came from Kagoshima - Nishinoumi and Genjiyama (Genjiyama's shikona was changed to Nishinoumi after his promotion).  They were the 25th and 30th yokozunas.  Tsurugamine, Terao's father, joined the heya in 1947 and reached sekiwake.  Then in the late 70's, he would recruit Kirishima, Jingaku and Sasshunada (all from Kagoshima) to the heya to join his sons Sakahoko and Terao.  All five would become makunouchi regulars in the late 80's.

Terao is probably most noted for his 93 bashos in the makunouchi division, ranking 2nd behind the 97 of Takamiyama.  Terao fought in 11 bashos up to his 24th birthday compared to 3 at the same age for Takamiyama, and would retain that 8-basho advantage through his 37th birthday.  However, after that he only fought in 2 makunouchi tournaments compared to 14 for Takamiyama.

Terao reached his peak from mid-1989 to mid-1991.  He was ranked in sanyaku for 8 consecutive bashos (Aki '89 to Kyushu '90), and altogether he held sekiwake rank 7 times and komusubi 6 times.  His last basho in makunouchi was at Natsu 2001.

Here is how Terao fared against some other selected rikishis:

Some ozekis from earlier in his career:
Asashio		4-7
Hokutenyu		6-13
Wakashimazu	1-3

Some other names from the 80's:
Daijuyama		11-7
Kirinji		7-6
Kotogaume		11-17
Ryogoku		10-9

Some notables from the 90's:
Kaio			2-7
Kotonishiki	9-20
Kotonowaka	10-12
Mitoizumi		16-16
Takatoriki	10-21

Terao was also 3-1 against Chiyotaikai, although 2 of those victories came while Chiyotaikai was still in the maegashira ranks.

Some other names from the 90's:
Asanowaka		6-8
Daizen		5-7
Hamanoshima	11-10
Higonoumi		8-11
Kaiho		3-6
Kitakachidoki	10-10
Kyokushuzan	4-7
Mainoumi		8-10

And finally, for all you Aogiyama and Ohinode fans out there:
Aogiyama		7-6
Ohinode		0-2

-George W.