not_woody_shaw@lemmy.world to Sumo@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-26 months agoMeisei is fighting tomorrow!message-squaremessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up17arrow-down1message-squareMeisei is fighting tomorrow!not_woody_shaw@lemmy.world to Sumo@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-26 months agomessage-square10linkfedilinkfile-text
Back from injury. I hope he’s OK, and properly fit. He’s facing Mitakeumi tomorrow after missing the first 9 days.
minus-squareDiplomjodler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoSeems a bit pointless then. Why not sit it out and use the time to heal?
minus-squarenot_woody_shaw@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoCould it mean he’s at full strength? Results so far seem at odds with that. Would his score in this basho affect his juryo ranking for the next one? Maybe he’s just fighting for honour - he’s fit(-ish?) so he feels he should fight?
minus-squareDiplomjodler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months agoHis score is definitely going to affect his rank, but with 9 losses on the card, eking out a few wins won’t make much of a difference.
Seems a bit pointless then. Why not sit it out and use the time to heal?
Could it mean he’s at full strength? Results so far seem at odds with that. Would his score in this basho affect his juryo ranking for the next one? Maybe he’s just fighting for honour - he’s fit(-ish?) so he feels he should fight?
His score is definitely going to affect his rank, but with 9 losses on the card, eking out a few wins won’t make much of a difference.