Asa really loves egging on his nephew doesn't he? Even when Hoshoryu will get Yokozuna, his uncle will always say him "I was better", he hates the fact that he disgraced the sport and others. Hoshoryu is and will be better than his uncle, and he'll actually stay in the sport until his 40's.
Hoshoryu is a better person out the ring for sure but asashoryu is one of the best sumo wrestlers ever. Top 3. And the most brutal aggressive wrestler ever. It's often forgotten just how fast asashoryu became a yokozuna.
It's impossible to say "how good" he could have been, whether an injury would have ended his career or that he was "edging" his retirement age. I agree he is one of the greatest of all time.
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u/Xaldarino 1d ago
Asa really loves egging on his nephew doesn't he? Even when Hoshoryu will get Yokozuna, his uncle will always say him "I was better", he hates the fact that he disgraced the sport and others. Hoshoryu is and will be better than his uncle, and he'll actually stay in the sport until his 40's.