[sumo] (SPOILER) Mark Buckton Article

[Charles Finberg]

I'm with Jack!  Reports of Asashoryu's demise are greatly exaggerated.

Asa tired himself out in the bout against Hakuho - probably his longest,
most strenuous match all basho, right?  He was thrown shortly after trying
to lift Hakuho out.  Remember, he just sat out 2 basho.  Anyone who thinks
he walked up the hanamichi on his way into the sunset ought to think again.
He'll be back in March, with serious intent.  I think he'll win.

I'm also not in agreement with some of the author's other assessments.  For
example, Ichihara has a loooong way to go.

On 1/28/08, Joe Petrow <joepetrow at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Takanohana needed Akebono as his foil to make the 90's boom period happen.
> This time we got Akebono early, and he needed to wait for his Takanohana
> to
> come along before this next one could take place.
>
> And coming soon...the revenge of the morbidly obese!  Ichihara!
> Yamamotoyama!  And perhaps...Orora awakens at last?
>
> - Joe
>
>
> On 1/29/08, Jack Gartin <jacklg99 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > This article, although a little heavy on Asashyoryu negativity and,
> > perhaps
> > premature in predicting his demise, was still fun to read and think
> about.
> >
> > http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ss20080129mb.html
> >
> > Regards
> > Tamagoyama
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