Hakuho wins another and Terunofuji makes his debut.
How high will he climb?

YOKOZUNA BORN-PROMOTED-RETIRED-DIED MAKUUCHI BOUTS YUSHO
SHIKONA WON LOST
*Hakuho 1985-7/2007-active 1093++ 199++ 45+
Chiyonofuji 1955-7/1981-5/1991-7/2016 807 253 31
Kitanoumi 1953-7/1974-1/1985-11/2015 804 247 24
Taiho 1940-9/1961-5/1971-1/2013 746 144 32
Kisenosato 1986-3/2017-1/2019-alive 714 453 2
Harumafuji 1984-11/2012-11/2017-alive 712 373 9
Musashimaru 1971-7/1999-11/2003-alive 706 267 12
Takanohana 1972-1/1995-1/2003-alive 701 217 22
Kakuryu 1985-3/2014-3/2021-alive 645 394 6
Wajima 1948-5/1973-3/1981-2018 620 213 14
Kashiwado 1938-9/1961-7/1969-1996 599 240 5
Asashoryu 1980-3/2003-2/2010-alive 596 153 25
Kitanofuji 1942-1/1970-7/1974-alive 592 294 10
Akebono 1969-3/1993-1/2001-alive 566 198 11
Kotozakura 1940-1/1973-7/1974-2007 553 345 5
Wakanohana 1 1928-1/1958-5/1962-9/2010 546 235 10
Mienoumi 1948-7/1979-11/1980-alive 543 413 3
Tochinishiki 1925-10/1954-5/1960-1990 513 203 10
Wakanohana 2 1953-5/1978-1/1983-alive 512 234 4
Asahifuji 1960-7/1990-1/1991-alive 487 277 4
Wakanohana 3 1971-7/1998-3/2000-alive 487 249 5
Tamanoumi 1944-1/1970-10/1971(death) 469 221 6
Hokutoumi 1963-5/1987-5/1992-alive 465 206 8
Takanosato 1952-7/1983-1/1986-11/2011 464 313 4
Sadanoyama 1938-1/1965-3/1968-4/2017 435 164 6
Asashio 1929-5/1959-1/1962-1988 431 248 5
Onokuni 1962-9/1987-7/1991-alive 426 228 2
Chiyonoyama 1926-5/1951-1/1959-1977 366 149 6
Kagamisato 1923-1/1953-1/1958-2004 360 163 4
Haguroyama 1914-5/1941-9/1953-1969 321 94 7
Tochinoumi 1938-1/1964-11/1966-2021 315 181 3
Tamanishiki 1903-11/1932-12/1938(death) 308 92 9
Yoshibayama 1920-1/1954-1/1958-1977 304 151 1
Futabayama 1912-5/1937-11/1945-1968 276 68 12
Terukuni 1919-5/1942-1/1953-1977 271 91 2
Azumafuji 1921-10/1948-9/1954-1973 261 104 6
*Terunofuji 1991-7/2021-active 252++ 167++ 4+
Minanogawa 1903-1/1936-1/1942-1971 247 136 2
Tsunenohana 1896-2/1924-5/1930-1960 221 58 10
Maedayama 1914-6/1947-10/1949-1971 206 104 1
Futahaguro 1963-7/1986-12/1987-2019 197 87 0
Tachiyama 1877-2/1911-1/1918-1941 195 27 11
Musashiyama 1909-5/1935-5/1939-1969 174 69 1
Umegatani 2 1878-6/1903-5/1915-1927 168 27 3
Tochigiyama 1892-2/1918-5/1925-1959 166 23 9
Onishiki 2 1883-4/1918-1/1922-1943 162 50 6
Hitachiyama 1874-6/1903-5/1914-1922 150 15 8
Okido 1878-12/1912-1/1914-1930 143 20 10
Akinoumi 1914-5/1942-11/1946-1979 142 59 1
Nishinoumi 3 1890-4/1923-10/1928-1933 134 60 1
Nishinoumi 1 1855-3/1890-1/1896-1908 127 37 2
Konishiki (1) 1866-3/1896-1/1901-1914 119 24 7
Onishiki 1 1891-5/1917-1/1923-1941 119 16 5
Umegatani 1 1845-2/1884-5/1885-1928 116 6 9
Otori 1887-2/1915-5/1920-1956 107 49 2
Nishinoumi 2 1880-2/1916-5/1918-1930 106 38 1
Ozutsu 1869-4/1901-1/1908-1918 98 29 2
Miyagiyama 1895-4/1922-1/1931-1943 90 69 2
Wakashima 1876-4/1905-1/1907-1943 82 33 4

The list extends back to Umegatani 1.

Ozeki Kaio had 879 makuuchi wins at retirement in July 2011.The only
other non-yokozuna with more than Akinoshima and Takanonami(tied at 647)
are Kotoshogiku(718),Kyokutenho(697),Takamiyama (II) (683),Aminishiki(678),
and the ozeki Konishiki (649).
Kyokutenho has the loss record at 773,displacing Terao's 753.

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On Thu, 22 Jul 2021 22:36:45 +0000, Louis Epstein wrote:

Hakuho wins another and Terunofuji makes his debut.
How high will he climb?

Ozeki Kaio had 879 makuuchi wins at retirement in July 2011.The only
other non-yokozuna with more than Akinoshima and Takanonami(tied at 647)
are Kotoshogiku(718),Kyokutenho(697),Takamiyama (II)
(683),Aminishiki(678),
and the ozeki Konishiki (649).
Kyokutenho has the loss record at 773,displacing Terao's 753.

Bit of a relief in regards to Terunofuji, now that it's all said and done:
the man's legs wont hold out forever. Here's hoping he can get a good year
or two in (or more!) as Yokozuna before hitting the accumulated injury
wall.

There's a fair amount of value in having more than one Yokozuna present,
as a fellow Yokozuna can tamper extreme dominance (should dominance be on
the cards, such as it has historically with Hakuho). As the old line of reasoning goes, how extreme would Hakuho's records be if other Yokozuna
had persisted longer?

On the other hand, Terunofuji would of course like, I'm sure, to have his
own time out from under the shadow of Hakuho. It seems to come down to how
long Hakuho's knees hold out. Thinking a bit longer term, the question
arises, of course, of who potentially is next for the rope, and will
Terunofuji himself last long enough to be on the banzuke with them?

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