Re: [SUMO: records] 1998 Kimboshi

[Joe Kuroda <joe_kuroda@yahoo.com>]

---Masumi Abe <abe@accesscom.com> wrote:

> I think the current yokozuna provides too many Kimboshi these days. At
> least that is my personal impression. Even though Takanohana won 20
> yusho, he does not look like a great yokozuna in term of the numbers
of
> kimboshi he provides to the hiramaku rikishi.

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I thought of the same thing when after one of the Wakanohana matches
which he *won*, people threw zabutons around at the Kyushu.  I don't
think it's anything special or worthwhile to throw the cushion when
the Yokozunas lose so often and at a regular interval. 

Everyone expects Takanohana to lose a match or two earlier on and
Wakanohana to lose a few at the end.  And Akebono has a few rikishis
he seems to lose more often than not.  It's no longer an upset when a
Yokozuna loses one or two matches.       

It's either more competitve or mediocrity.

Jonosuke
 
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