Speaking of, here’s my new scatterplot:
that’s the clean version.
Here’s the version with the 3 new entrants marked
Size of the circles just indicates rank – bigger circle = higher rank
sumo pics
oops, kinda let the September tournament slide
anyway, congrats to Kirishima for the November win
I’ve been having fun w/ my new Sumo Stats blog
I have been doing my substack, but I’m not here to link to that (initially)
evidently, this NASCAR youtuber does an annual non-NASCAR video on April Fools Day
here it is - and it’s pretty good:
oh and here are a few of my recent substack posts:
It was a kickass tournament. I’d love to go to an Osaka tournament one year
Akebono passes away.
Living in Hawaii in the mid to late 1990s, he was considered the top local draw in sport at the time. Konishiki, Musashimaru and Akebono elevated the sport in the state but as the first Yokozuna from outside Japan, he was a giant, literally and figuratively.
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I did two posts on Akebono
The one. At sumo stats was more about his legacy and kimarite
At my main Substack it was about the lower life expectancy of rikishi compared to Japanese men in general
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Current guys:
These three guys are Midorifuji, Hoshoryu, and Kotozakura:
The one on the left has the lowest BMI of all the top wrestlers.
Well, it’s not just that the last Japanese Yokozuna was in 2019: (Kisenosato)
but that Kisenosato didn’t get to hang around for very long, and Hakuho pretty much dominated for years (yokozuna 2007-2021). We’ve had a dry period of strong candidates for Yokozuna, no matter the nationality.
Onosato is young and looks really good – he’s a brick wall. Interestingly, he’s beaten the other Yokozuna only once (last September, pre-Yokozuna for both of them). Hoshoryu keeps throwing him, which is unsurprising, given how much bigger Onosato is.
Thanks for the link, btw
yeah I collected some pics/vids:
SUMO IS NUTS RIGHT NOW
(from r/SumoMemes)
https://www.reddit.com/r/SumoMemes/comments/1p19t4s/the_last_3_days_will_be_very_interesting/
THERE WAS A PLAYOFF
IT WAS AWESOME
(that’s the only level of spoiler I will give)
fine, it’s on CNN