January 2025 - Day 12.6 - Kotozakura v Takerufuji
Added 2025-01-23 13:10:01 +0000 UTCOzeki Kotozakura (5-6) takes on M11 Takerufuji (8-3) in the penultimate match on Day 12 in Tokyo.
Enjoy!
-Jason
Comments
Looked like Kotozakura's ankle was in a bad position when Takerufuji pushed him to his right. Then he buckled and fell.
Jordan Greene
2025-01-23 20:43:25 +0000 UTCThat’s a big boy shove right there!
Joshua Bacon
2025-01-23 20:04:42 +0000 UTCI suspected one of kotos knees are injured. His ability to push forward is almost non existent. Everything koto does is from the hips trying to throw his opponent to the side. If I’m facing koto I would copy what taker did in this bout.
Joseph johnson
2025-01-23 18:22:39 +0000 UTCAnother lopsided pairing from the ends of Division 1's bansuke! Epic UPSET! Goes to the edge! Balance compromised is balance lost!
Raymond Sosnowski
2025-01-23 17:33:40 +0000 UTCThat's a GTFOH move by Taker!! Move bitch lol
Scott Gordon
2025-01-23 15:50:00 +0000 UTCKotozakura has fast become one of my favorite wrestlers. I hope he trains hard in the off month and comes back strong in March. I believe he can be a Yokozuna
Dan Altamura
2025-01-23 15:37:09 +0000 UTCTo answer your question regarding yusho winners who tanked the next basho and were in all 15 days, there have been a few. I checked Sumo Database, and here's what I found: Since 2001, eight yusho winners have gone make-koshi in the next basho while staying for all 15 days. The worst was Kyokutenho, who won the May 2012 yusho with a 12-3 from M7w, then had a 2-13 score in July. Tokushoryu followed up his miracle 14-1 yusho from M17w (Jan 2020) with a 4-11. Tamawashi has done it twice. Others who pulled off this dubious feat include Kaio, Asanoyama, Mitakeumi, and Ichinojo. I think that if Kotozakura loses before seshuraku, he'll go kyujo. He's clearly not genki, so why aggravate an injury? For him there's no practical difference between 5-10 and 7-8. He has to win out to avoid kadoban.
laurajdogmom
2025-01-23 14:04:11 +0000 UTCissue here was KZ's right foot was floating for seconds at the end, so when Takaru turned him fiercely, KZ didn't get his right foot in the right place to have leverage to slide or resist, and instead stumbled. Great bout!
JayyVee
2025-01-23 13:56:33 +0000 UTC
