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เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 25 ธ.ค. 2016
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Akebono’s Final Yūshō
Rest in peace Chadwick Haheo Rowan AKA Akebono Tarō 1969-2024
In sumo, it is almost unheard of that a rikishi bow out at the top of their game. For most, the years leading up to retirement are marked by a slow and arduous waning of strength and spirit, until no other option remains. In the case of sumo’s first foreign-born Yokozuna, however, the final year of his career marked a remarkable return-to-form.
Akebono had bulldozed his way to sumo’s top rank some seven years prior, equipped with an anomalous brand of oshizumo made possible by his unprecedented stature. Standing 6’8” tall and weighing around 500lbs, the young Akebono would regularly claim victory with no more than a couple extensions of his long arms, backed by the power of his tremendous bulk.
Unfortunately, this extreme size would contribute to a variety of injuries over the years that saw the Yokozuna’s power rise and fall intermittently. During the final two years of the 1990s, Akebono was unable to claim a single top-division championship, and was forced to sit out on five separate occasions. By the start of the new millennium, however, the Yokozuna came roaring back with what one could fairly argue was the strongest sumo of his career. After adapting a more balanced grappling style during the middle part of the last decade, Akebono returned to his roots, exploding out of the tachiai with arms outstretched, once again sending his foes flying out of the ring. In the November tournament of 2000, following a surprise defeat to a quick-thinking Wakanosato on day 3, Akebono proceeded to demolish all of the sport’s top-rankers in a completely one-sided display of dominance, finishing with a 14-1 record and taking home the Emperor’s Cup for the 11th and final time. In his final five tournaments as a Yokozuna, Akebono claimed three jun-yūshō and two yūshō, scoring no less than 12 wins in any of those contests. After sitting out the first basho of the new year, he would announce his retirement.
In sumo, it is almost unheard of that a rikishi bow out at the top of their game. For most, the years leading up to retirement are marked by a slow and arduous waning of strength and spirit, until no other option remains. In the case of sumo’s first foreign-born Yokozuna, however, the final year of his career marked a remarkable return-to-form.
Akebono had bulldozed his way to sumo’s top rank some seven years prior, equipped with an anomalous brand of oshizumo made possible by his unprecedented stature. Standing 6’8” tall and weighing around 500lbs, the young Akebono would regularly claim victory with no more than a couple extensions of his long arms, backed by the power of his tremendous bulk.
Unfortunately, this extreme size would contribute to a variety of injuries over the years that saw the Yokozuna’s power rise and fall intermittently. During the final two years of the 1990s, Akebono was unable to claim a single top-division championship, and was forced to sit out on five separate occasions. By the start of the new millennium, however, the Yokozuna came roaring back with what one could fairly argue was the strongest sumo of his career. After adapting a more balanced grappling style during the middle part of the last decade, Akebono returned to his roots, exploding out of the tachiai with arms outstretched, once again sending his foes flying out of the ring. In the November tournament of 2000, following a surprise defeat to a quick-thinking Wakanosato on day 3, Akebono proceeded to demolish all of the sport’s top-rankers in a completely one-sided display of dominance, finishing with a 14-1 record and taking home the Emperor’s Cup for the 11th and final time. In his final five tournaments as a Yokozuna, Akebono claimed three jun-yūshō and two yūshō, scoring no less than 12 wins in any of those contests. After sitting out the first basho of the new year, he would announce his retirement.
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Heard a sumo podcaster describe Akebono as the greatest Oshi sumo practitioner of all time and watching this I agree. In spite of his size he was so lightning fast on getting inside with those thrusts and followed lateral charges with scary accuracy. What a legend. Rest in peace.
I only learnt of his death as he was featured in Legacy 2024 2nd week of April. I've been following Akebono Taro's career since his Sumo bouts and all the way into the Rizin ring.
To be fair, akebonos wins are not that interesting, technique wise
Dont have to be flashy when you’re such a powerhouse. Thats the beauty of Sumo. There are the technical wizards of grappling and then there are the brute strength behemoths. Always a great time!
Rest in peace
What a retarded sport
RIP Giant!
It's the stablemaster of Futagoyama heya, former Ozeki Miyabiyama!
Rip
大相撲では、白鵬さんと同様に応援していました。引退されてから、ボブサップさんとの試合、ハッスルでのグレート'ボノ大仁田さんとの電流マッチなど多彩にご活躍をされて凄いなと思っておりました。非常に残念です。ご冥福をお祈りします。
(Did Akebono tried a Henka on Takanohana? It looks as if he sidestepped in the taichiai and tried to push Taka out.) But in all honesty and seriousness, Akebono was kind of my hero. He was Yokozuna when I got interested in sumo and I was totally impressed by this giant. Maybe he wasn't a really technical wrestler, but his raw power was very impressive. And in the end it doesn't matter what technique he used, the other wrestlers were powerless against him. Sa sad that he passed away at such a youg age and had so many medical issues in his last years. He couldn't remember his sumo career, and that's really tragic. It was a huge part of his life and as all top sports go, you sacrifice a lot to get at the top, and it's something you have to cherish for the rest of your life and then it's sad that you have no memory of it. A huge loss for the sumo family.
Legend to the sport. And the first Yokozuna that introduced me to sumo (besides E.Honda). He was like the final boss of sumo back then. The kingpin. Rest in peace big man.
RIP, AKEBONO TARO
RIP Akebono. One of the most successful sumo wrestlers.
RIP Akebono Tarō (May 8, 1969 - April 11, 2024), aged 54 You will be remembered as a legend
RIP Akebono 🤙🏽🙏🏽
Akebono was at the top of his game when I was living in Japan. Rest well warrior.
rip akebono❤️
Rip 😭 Akebono Tarō (1969-2024)
RIP legend, I first know about him in MMA fight, true warrior
SAJONARA champion!
Rest in Peace Akebono 😔
Rest in peace big man
Rip to the legend
So many 90s memories on Eurosport! RIP Legend!!! ❤🌸
putin Akebono tu às fait le taffff sur great AKEBONO
Rest in peace
RIP Akebono
Akebono😢😢😢😢
😢😢😢😢😢😢
RIP
RIP. Akebono will forever remain the legend of sumo.
RIP AKEBONO., THANK U FOR REPRESENTING HAWAII IN SUMO 🤙🏽
RIP Akebono taro
😢😢😢😢
Seeing people come back to this after Akebono’s passing is truly heartwarming. Rest in peace Akebono ❤
I watched sumo as a kid and Akebono was definitely one of the rikishi that I really admired. RIP Akebono. Thank you for all the work you put into the sumo world. 🙏
RIP Chad Rowan.
RIP to the Sumo Legend
RIP Sumo King 横綱曙
RIP Akebono.
RIP
RIP Legend!
Akebono had the best tsuppari in the recent history of sumo.
truly a one of a kind rikishi
Akebono really was a freak of nature in his Sumo days, the difference in how he could move back then and when he retired and fought in K-1/MMA is like night and day.
He truly was a GIANT grand champion. One of the best this sport has seen in many years.
i always believed Ichinojo could develop into a similar rikishi. very sad he has retired.
I remember when ESPN would show sumo competitions in the late 90s dance early 2000s, and I really enjoyed it. I was a Kaio fan and always upset he never got to Yokozuna. I saw something written once where somebody called him one of the greatest Ozeki to never make Yokozuna.
曙でかすぎｗ
Akebono had height and weight going for him. Just a mountain of a man. But EXTREMELY explosive and agile for his immense size. By far one of THE BEST sumo wrestlers of all time in my humble opinion.
First match got tossed into musashimaru
Waimanalo grown.