[sumo] What's Next?

[Christopher Long]

> 1.  Will Asa come back - strong??  Or will we see him slowly give up his
> dominance of the sport? And perhaps retire???  I'm betting the latter by the
> end of this year or first quarter of next.  He's the kind of guy when he's
> no longer king of the sandbox, picks up his toys and goes home.  And when he
> does retire I'm betting it's not gonna be pretty.
 
I think Asa will come back strong.  Before this year started, I was
predicting that he would retire early on, but after the January basho,
I have completely changed my mind.  Apart from Hakuho, there is
currently no barrier to him winning yusho-after-yusho.  I don't think
he'll give in so easily to his fellow Mongolian.  I think (hope?) they
should have a good, healthy rivalry for another two years, at least
 
I agree, he's still pulling in double digit wins every basho. If he can avoid any new controversy in the next couple of months then all will be fine.
 
 
Chris Long
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