Re: Musoyama (was: The Moose)

[Seelye Martin <seelye@beaver.ocean.washington.edu>]

Our family referred to him as "Toughie", because of his general bad and
agressive attitude.  "Moose" seems more appropriate for Musashimaru. With
any name, he is one tough rikishi.
 Seelye Martin

On Fri, 30 Sep 1994, Yugo Yodogawa wrote:

> > Since he is about to become the greatest yokozuna in the postwar era, I think
> > now would be an appropriate time to discuss Musoyama, 'The Moose'! 
> 
> Hmm, is this nickname in the list yet?
> 
> My girlfriend and I call him "Jimmy-chan" because he reminds us of Jimmy
> Onishi, a Japanese comedian...
> 
> > What do we know about his history? Was he impressive in college? Did he used
> > to be a bouncer?
> 
> I believe he was a gakusei Yokozuna (amateur Yokozuna).
> 
> > Certainly no one can dispute his coming dominance. With a little more 
> > experience under his mawashi, I don't know who will beat him. Has anyone got 
> > a winning record against him so far?
> 
> Quite a few do, I believe.  I know he's only beaten Akebono and Takanohana
> once each, and Takanonami and Wakanohana probably have winning records against
> him as well...
> 
> Yes, he just had a great basho and undoubtedly will be in the top ranks for
> a long time, but I think it's a bit too early to call him the greatest
> Yokozuna of the post war era... Remember, this was only the first time he's
> had double figures in wins since entering the makuuchi ranks.
> -yugo
>