Re: Akebono vs. other Konishiki + Musashimaru

[frosty@bdt.com (Richard A. Welch)]

At 05:28 PM 4/17/95 -0700, Koichi Wago wrote:
[snip]
>two consecutive bashos and be promoted yokozuna; in Chiyonofuji-era,
>so many matches were set up that it was even possible to say who
>would win the basho even before it began; Chiyonofuji dominated the 
>sumo for a long time because he dominated 'yaocho' group; Most rikishi
>accepted to 'sell' a match to Chiyonofuji because, if he refused, he
>would have been beaten completely by Chiyonofuji in next jungyo so he
>would rather accept yaocho and get money; when Asahifuji had a chance to
>be promoted to yokozuna, Chiyonofuji offered to lose to him by 20 milliion
>yen (I'm not sure, maybe 2 million yen, but very high price anyway); 
>yokozuna Onokuni was rare 'gachinko' rikishi, who doesn't do yaocho, and
>was considered a strange guy among yaocho group; Onokuni was first ever
>yokozuna who got makekoshi, because he was 'gachinko' yokozuna; etc. 
[snip]
Wow! this is pretty intense stuff.  I have never heard of any of this before
on such an extent.  I think I  remember this match between Asahifuji
and Chiyonofuji (last day of the basho, Chiyo ahead by one), and Chiyo
did lose, much to my disbelief, and it wasn't a good loss.  But Chiyo
appeared to be very disgusted with himself and blew Asahifuji away
in the tie breaker.  And why would Chiyo need the money?  I think
by that time he had already won over 30 bashos.  Besides, they
seemed to be in a hurry to promote Asahifuji. In fact, the more I
think about it....wow! But what about honor? Anyway, that's my
yens worth
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