Neil Leifer’s iconic image of Muhammad Ali towering over a defeated Sonny Liston in 1965 is widely considered to be among the greatest sporting photographs of all time.
Shots of yokozuna Hakuho roaring triumphantly over a prone Terunofuji last Sunday evoked immediate comparisons to that seminal photo, and captured a moment arguably just as significant in Japan’s national sport.
The veteran’s victory was one for the ages. An incredible return from an injury-wrecked year, capped by a powerful assertion of dominance over sumo’s man of the hour.