RE: [sumo] kaio chances

["Patrick" <pbal@netpci.com>]

As much as I like Kaio as an Ozeki, and he is better than he thinks he is, I
do not see him as upholding the rank of Yokozuna.
Would he have been promoted to Yokozuna after his last performance, I have a
feeling he would have wound up like Wakanohana. Instead of being remembered
as a great Ozeki he would be forgotten as a Yokozuna.
Kaio consistently chokes when the line is drawn in the sand, and he has to
come up with the win.
If you are going to be a Yokozuna (not a Dai-Yokozuna), you should be able
to win, regardless of who you are fighting.
His skills and strength are Yokozuna level, his mental state is only Ozeki.
I predict Kaio zeki will only get  10-11 wins next basho.
I hope he proves me wrong.
Kaio gambare!

(shield ON)

Patrick B.


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