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    From Henry@21:1/5 to All on Sun Dec 12 11:48:50 2021
    I just looked at the Wikipedia page for Terunofuji and there's something
    quite amusing there. It says that he and Ichinojo moved from Mongolia to
    Japan at the same time and entered the same high school. Later, when
    they had turned professional, Itchy actually made sanyaku (11/2014) two
    basho before Teruno did (3/2015). Teruno is quoted as saying "What
    matters is who will make it to the ozeki rank first." Two basho after
    that (7/2015), Terunofuji was ozeki — and we know now that Ichinojo will never reach that rank.

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  • From Toronto Backlawn@21:1/5 to Henry on Mon Dec 27 14:50:54 2021
    On Sun, 12 Dec 2021 11:48:50 +0200, Henry wrote:

    I just looked at the Wikipedia page for Terunofuji and there's something quite amusing there. It says that he and Ichinojo moved from Mongolia to Japan at the same time and entered the same high school. Later, when
    they had turned professional, Itchy actually made sanyaku (11/2014) two
    basho before Teruno did (3/2015). Teruno is quoted as saying "What
    matters is who will make it to the ozeki rank first." Two basho after
    that (7/2015), Terunofuji was ozeki — and we know now that Ichinojo will never reach that rank.

    I'm always fascinated by how relatively small the pool is of recruits. As
    you say, it's surprising how long many of the fighters have known
    eachother - a group coming in together from Mongolia (such as Teru/Ichy,
    or Hakuho and others), or kids from high school or even earlier.

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  • From Henry@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jul 31 10:42:34 2024
    It's time for Teruno to retire. What a career! Meteoric rise to Ozeki,
    crash to Jonidan 48, then back to Makuuchi: Ozeki again after only five
    basho and then Yokozuna after two more. In the 18 basho since he became Yokozuna, he had to withdraw from five and was absent from five more;
    BUT of the eight he completed, he has six yusho! I'd say he has nothing
    more to prove. He's coming up on 33 years of age and his battered body
    isn't going to miraculously re-generate itself. Go now, Teruno, whilst
    you're at the top!

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  • From Louis Epstein@21:1/5 to Henry on Sat Aug 3 03:40:23 2024
    Henry <[email protected]> wrote:
    It's time for Teruno to retire. What a career! Meteoric rise to Ozeki,
    crash to Jonidan 48, then back to Makuuchi: Ozeki again after only five
    basho and then Yokozuna after two more. In the 18 basho since he became Yokozuna, he had to withdraw from five and was absent from five more;
    BUT of the eight he completed, he has six yusho! I'd say he has nothing
    more to prove. He's coming up on 33 years of age and his battered body
    isn't going to miraculously re-generate itself. Go now, Teruno, whilst
    you're at the top!

    Do you think a new yokozuna is ready to emerge?

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  • From Henry@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jan 17 11:51:00 2025
    Teruno has announced his retirement.

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  • From Louis Epstein@21:1/5 to Henry on Sat Jan 18 08:14:47 2025
    Henry <[email protected]> wrote:
    Teruno has announced his retirement.

    Unless Hoshoryu finishes very strongly we will have
    no yokozuna active for the first time in decades.

    -=-=-
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    at least as tall as before...or terror has triumphed.

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  • From Louis Epstein@21:1/5 to Louis Epstein on Thu Jan 30 03:19:04 2025
    Louis Epstein <[email protected]> wrote:
    Henry <[email protected]> wrote:
    Teruno has announced his retirement.

    Unless Hoshoryu finishes very strongly we will have
    no yokozuna active for the first time in decades.

    Well,actually they promoted him on the strength of
    a playoff win to avoid a no-yokozuna period.

    -=-=-
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    at least as tall as before...or terror has triumphed.

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