[sumo] Re: (sumo) Yaocho Story

[Howard Gilbert]

Yes, but equally with the level of competitor that high makushita rikishi
would be competing against, nobody would want to lose and jeopardise their
own position. Losing/selling any of your 7 bouts has potentially greater
significance and less reward than a sekitori getting another sekitori to buy
one of their 15 bouts in a basho.

Howard


-----Original Message-----
From: sumo-bounces at webtrek.com [mailto:sumo-bounces at webtrek.com] On Behalf
Of Mike Charlton
Sent: Thursday, 8 February 2007 10:02 a.m.
To: Sumo Mailing List
Subject: Re: [sumo] Re: (sumo) Yaocho Story

On 2/7/07, Howard Gilbert <h.gilbert at auckland.ac.nz> wrote:
> I wonder why you think it might exist in the lower ranks, where nobody
> competes for money, and they receive a pittance anyway. Logic suggests
that
> it happens far higher up (if at all) where the matches have greater
> financial consequences.

I think I'd differ on that opinion.  There's a huge financial incentive to
make juryo as quickly as possible (some money versus none ;-) ).

      MikeC
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