NAGOYA — Former grand champion Musashimaru has no pity for the likes of Kotomitsuki, the ozeki recently banned for life from sumo after he admitted gambling on pro baseball games.
The American Samoan, the second foreign-born wrestler to reach sumo's top rank of yokozuna after Hawaiian Akebono, has the ultimate respect for the ancient sport and thinks those who violate the rules should pay the price.
But the former yokozuna, who won 12 Emperor's Cup titles in his storied career, is not overly concerned with the gambling scandal, saying it comes down to a few rotten apples.