
Sumo | Rikishi Files Jan 15, 2020
Tochiazuma's bloody rivalry with Asashoryu a spectacle
by John Gunning
In terms of sumo's vintage years, 1976 was one of the best. The bumper crop included three-time champion Chiyotaikai, fellow ozeki Kotomitsuki (also a title winner), long time sanyaku (the three ranks below yokozuna) occupant Wakanosato and several other top-division stalwarts. A third ozeki, Tochiazuma, was ...