[sumo] Comments on Scott's reaction to Asashoryu's suspension

[Joshua Maciel]

It's hard to know what happened behind the scenes, obviously. It's just a
case where a Japanese rikishi mucked up and ended up retiring. Perhaps it
even solidifies the point as rather than waiting to get punished, he did the
'honorable' thing instead (though to me it seems VERY odd, as his retirement
will cut a lot out of his paycheck, no? And prevent him from paying back
those debts?)

On 8/2/07, Pierre Wohlleben <Pierre.Wohlleben at gmx.net> wrote:
>
> Joshua Maciel wrote:
> > Don't forget Takamifuji, as well, who was forced into retirement for
> > bilking his sponsors to cover gambling debts. Again, Japanese.
>
> I wasn't sure whether that example really fits. Reportedly, he was so
> shamed by being caught out that he insisted on leaving the heya and going
> intai, even though Azumazeki-oyakata didn't want to go that far. (At least
> that was Azumazeki's telling of the situation during his press conference;
> the reality may have been a bit different, of course.)