I'm a huge fan of both Tobizaru and Takayasu. Tobi is always exciting to watch, and he can win against anybody. (Didn't he beat Yokozuna Terenofuji a couple tournaments back?) I really admire that he's able to smile even when he in defeat.
And I love to hear Takayasu huffing up while putting on his war face. I would be thrilled to see him win a cup -- I think he's been runner-up like a half-dozen times -- but I'm happy whenever he gets to the end of a tournament in one piece.
Tobizaru did beat Terunofuji last year. He kicked Teru in the knee on route to victory there. Teru took issue with that and brutalized Tobi in an exhibition session after the tournament. Tobi tried to do the same thing again last time they met. Real bad blood between those two.
I don't claim ownership of the Papayasu nickname. It's a really good one, though. Last year I saw folks on r/sumomemes calling him Cocaine Bear.
I'm a huge fan of both Tobizaru and Takayasu. Tobi is always exciting to watch, and he can win against anybody. (Didn't he beat Yokozuna Terenofuji a couple tournaments back?) I really admire that he's able to smile even when he in defeat.
And I love to hear Takayasu huffing up while putting on his war face. I would be thrilled to see him win a cup -- I think he's been runner-up like a half-dozen times -- but I'm happy whenever he gets to the end of a tournament in one piece.
PS: I'm gonna steal that "Papayasu" nickname!
Tobizaru did beat Terunofuji last year. He kicked Teru in the knee on route to victory there. Teru took issue with that and brutalized Tobi in an exhibition session after the tournament. Tobi tried to do the same thing again last time they met. Real bad blood between those two.
I don't claim ownership of the Papayasu nickname. It's a really good one, though. Last year I saw folks on r/sumomemes calling him Cocaine Bear.