Good News for Akebono Fans!!!

[kawika@gol.com]

Inside sources tell me that Akebono is training very, very hard with his
old trainer, Bob Beverage.  Bob last trained yokozuna when he was in
junryo.  Bob has said that today's Akebono is inferior to junryo Akebono in
terms of fitness.  Akebono has already lost 5 kilos, with hopeful 15-25
more to go, which would bring Akebono back to 200-210 kilos, slender and I
believe a much quicker Akebono.

Fans will remember that on his way up the ranks, yokozuna was simply too
fast to beat, plain and simple.  He learned from Takamiyama / Azumazeki
that you can't lose if the other guy can't get a hold of you.  If olde
lighting hands Akebono makes an appearance in Fukaoka, watch out!!!!!!

On a somber note, Konishiki is in the hospital in Nagoya with blood in his
feces, not very good.  He is not eating and doing well.  But he will fight
next month, unless the "kami-sama" prevent him.

Yamato is also hurt, he almost won that Nagoya two tournament, but in a
bout with Misugisato he tore tendons in his foot.  Just got some "hari"
treatment a couple days ago.  Spending his time, surfing the net on his new
toy, that IBM 560E he brought at TZONE in Akihabara (we promised we would
tell everyone that).

No word on Fia, but I believe is not on jungyo.

Aloha!

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