One Above All - Hakuho Sho

[@gabe9125]

From 2007-2016, there was a 55 tournament stretch that is one of the most dominant decades of performance by any athlete in any sport EVER. Hakuho sat out one (1) of those tournaments due to injury, and was champion or runner-up in all but TWO of the remaining tournaments (36 titles and 16 runner-up performances). Imagine Serena Williams playing in all but one major for 14 consecutive years, making the finals in 52 of those tournaments, and winning 36 of them (for the record, Serena only has 23 major titles in her entire career). Now imagine her doing it in a sport that's 10x harder on the body. Hakuho is genuinely one of the greatest athletes of the past century, across all sports, and possibly one of the greatest athletes in all of human history. He shattered EVERY record in pro sumo, and his dominance over the sport is absolutely jaw-dropping.

[@Gosankyo]

Yes, one of the most dominant runs, but to me there is also Alexander Karelin 887-2 or Toni Bou 34 world championships in a row

[@gabe9125]

@@Gosankyo Karelin is absolutely up there in the goat discussion, as are Michael Phelps, Katie Ledecky, and Usain Bolt. I think the thing that makes Hakuho stand out is how hard the sport is on the human body and how difficult it is to win consistently.

[@josephfarrugia2350]

Hakuho was not only possibly the greatest Sumo Rikishi of all time, but also the Greatest GOAT of all time. No other athlete comes close to his career stats, not M. Jordan, not Messi, not Nadal, nobody. Gratitude for sharing!

[@skelitonking117]

You should look up Gaius Appuleius Diocles, And not just modern athletes lol

[@asasipogi]

The fk you talking about? I love Hakuho, 100% GOAT of SUMO no doubt! but Lots of athletes retired undefeated. Thats a 100% win rate. dont give me that bull crap oh he has thousands of wins. well thats because you cant fight 60 times a year in combat sports like boxing and MMA. Vasiliy Lomachenko had a 396 wins - 1 loss in his Amateur record. Thats still a higher %. Dont compare a 1 MMA fight 25 minutes to a Single Sumo bout that can go as short as 3 second to a minute. His 63 record of winstreak is only 2nd to sumo's 69. Thats overshadowed even inboxing with Jimmy Wilde - 93 Julio Cesar Chavez - 89 Packey McFarland - 70 and thats their entire career never losing a fight. 100% Win rate Hakuho has something like 1200 wins, around 200-300 losses. Look, I dont wanna argue, Hakuho GOAT, just dont spout crap like that. Its disrespectful to other sports.

[@gabe9125]

@@asasipogi You answered your own query without even realizing it. Sumo is a sport where it's VERY difficult to win consistently. Sumo bouts are extremely easy to lose. If you overcommit, hesitate, slip, or your opponent surprises you, the whole match is usually over in half a second. Most dai-Yokozuna (a Yokozuna with at least 10 career championships) have a career record in the .700 range. Harumafuji had a win percentage of 65%. Akebono 74%. Even Chiyonofuji, who's in contention with Hakuho for GOAT status, only had a 71%. Hakuho meanwhile had 83%, a full 12% higher than the next person in line for the GOAT. You're comparing very different sports. It's like saying that great NFL quarterbacks are better athletes than great MLB batters because the former average 65% completion rate while the latter average 0.350 batting average. It's not comperable at all.

[@hibernopithecus7500]

@@asasipogi The amount of padding in boxing, it’s far easier to go undefeated than in sports like MMA & Sumo. In MMA & boxing, especially at the pro level, the fighters choose when they want to fight. Not so in Sumo. Rikishi wrestle injured far more often than boxers & mixed martial artists. Most sumo bouts are pedal to the metal from the jump. And that jump is two 300-400lb guys getting off the line as quick as Olympic sprinters or NFL linemen (only in the case of the latter, without pads & helmets to cushion the blow; no, fat doesn’t do the same job). We’re getting into crash test dummy kinds of forces & they do that up to 90 times a year. Unless we forget, overweight guys heal slower & get injured easier than guys that are in shape. Urban Combatives founder Mick Coup once said,”What happens in the first 5 seconds of a MMA fight? Nothing really. But what happens in the first 5 seconds of a street fight? Everything!”. Take the duration into account, the fact the fighters are all shapes & sizes, the hard floor, the bare, unwrapped hands, lack of sure footing, the fall hazard off the dohyo, and Sumo starts to have more in common with a street fight than does boxing or MMA. In boxing or MMA, you can lose focus for a second & get away with it. Guys who do maintain near 100% focus for an entire fight, like Khabib, stand out. In sumo, if you lose focus for an entire second, the match is over, like comparing top level sprinters getting poor starts vs great starts; split second lapses make a massive difference. Fighters gotta stay out of their heads for 15, 25 or 36 minutes. Rikishi have to do it for two weeks at a time. Three words; open weight class. Let’s see how Loma’s record would look if he didn’t have the benefit of fighting guys all his own size. How’d Canelo get on fighting a guy only moderately bigger? Nah man, it’s impossible to go undefeated through an entire sumo career, nigh on impossible to stay undefeated for any meaningful length of time, and ridiculously difficult to have high percentage win rates. Much harder than in boxing or MMA. If there was a combat sport GOAT, Hakuho’s gotta be in the running.

[@yms6892]

@@asasipogi Nah you just made Hakuho seem more impressive. This is a much harder sport. How many of those guys are willing to live a Sumo lifestyle in the first place?

[@joaosimpson99]

Overall the most acomplished athlete ever. Im such a huge fan of his

[@BigFreak52]

Alexandr karelin

[@skelitonking117]

Lol the most accomplished Athlete in History is Gaius Appuleius Diocles; a Roman Gladiator and chariot racer earning what would be a total of $15B during the course of his career; No Athlete has since to break that record.

[@joaosimpson99]

@@skelitonking117 i didnt talk about money my dude

[@hibernopithecus7500]

@@skelitonking117 History. Hi Story. Or another way of saying “Tall Tales”. History is a soft science & there’s always a high degree of embellishment & anecdotal evidence, especially when it comes to warriors & hero worship. Braveheart demonstrates it perfectly when the common folk were talking about how Wallace,”Killed 50 men. 50, ‘s’if t’were one!”. Or Canute’s trip to the seaside to tell his people to give their heads a wobble (itself just an anecdote). Even if we were going off earnings, let’s be honest, there’s no accurate way to adjust for inflation between Ancient Roman & modern times. Or even to compare fighter pay. Fun to try, but that’s all it is.

[@TKK_Biggest_Fan]

I also loved him I got into the sport because of Hakuho, King of Sumo. He is an unforgettable Legend.

[@lucasgarcia4193]

Making it look easy, such technique and balance it's outstanding!!

[@enkhzayazundui1063]

I miss him, he was always fun to watch.❤

[@allennewborn936]

Thanks for hanging on and showboating his heritage. I love the Japanese culture that he's embraced, but the Mongolian tradition in the background of this video 100% brings Hakuho's motivation and heart to the forefront. Amazing video. Gave me chills listening not just watching, but listening. KZbin.. can I please thumbs up this video 100x?

[@GrapplerKingdom]

Thank you for watching!

[@TheHiddenNarrative]

Like so many greats in many disciplines, Hakuho attributed his success on mastering the basic fundamentals. He had the perfect size, athleticism, and mind for the sport but he was so technically sound. His rivals, Asashoryu, and Harumafuji were more dynamic and aggressive but Hakuho being so fundamentally sound, meant that he was incredible at both offense and defense.

[@DIABAN_ABO_SHAOLA]

Yokozuna Hakuho is truly a legend. Especially his match against Terunofuji was scary.

[@Trollioli]

I love how Hakuho wasn't above a henka. That's one of the big reasons why everyone was so afraid of him, he was capable of anything and he was almost always better at it than you were. 8:31 If anyone gets the chance, watch the Tobizaru vs Hakuho fight in full. It's goofy as fuck but well worth the watch.

[@genuinejustin6269]

There are A LOT of things that make Hakuho stand out from every Rikishi ever. But in my opinion it was his ambition to win, his aggression, his strength and especially his technique. He had without a doubt the BEST hip tosses and arm bar throws out of everyone. His ability to quickly change his strategy in the middle of the match also set him apart from everyone. If you read this comment, take notice at 5:40 in the video. The strength shown in that clip is absolutely astounding. To be able to throw a 400lb man in the air like that from a push is seriously unreal. Hakuho is a legend and will be known literally for centuries.

[@mkk2010]

Hakuho got me into Sumo, and thanks to this video, have reminded me why. There is no rikishi right now anywhere near his standard, including Terunofuji. 5:41

[@SoberOKMoments]

Hakuho did as much "bowling" as sumo. Fabulous! Already miss seeing him in the tournaments so much!

[@aa7988]

Throwing Kisenosato, Baruto in such a way is incomprehensible yet there it was. Sumo Association's web page still keeps him in their banners even if there is an active Yokozuna. By this I think in spite of association's frowning upon his manners as a Yokozuna, Sumo Nihon Kyokai admits he does not have an equal. Zensho yusho as the final signature was perfect reply to anyone who disputes his manners.

[@patanouketgersiflet9486]

zensho yusho, defeating on his last bout the up and coming fighter who'd become yokozuna days later. Way to leave on a high note.

[@JuggoJuggo]

Out powering Baruto multiple time is absurd, one of the things that make him great even above his record was beating others at their own game.

[@bhutwheyttherismor86]

It almost seems like he matches energies. If you push harder he will push harder. He never gives 100% unless he has to.

[@hibernopithecus7500]

Or that he blends with his opponent. Not just that he doesn’t push harder until you do, but he can feel precisely when you’ve stepped past your limit & let up or redirect immediately. It’s Aikido. Combat Aikido. The man’s presence in the moment was staggering (mostly for his opponents tbh 😉).

[@TheHiddenNarrative]

His tachi-ai, or opening attack, was a bit unusual as it was more reactive than most, preferring to see how an opponent responds rather than going full force. He was big and strong, and technically sound enough where he could do that and only very, very rarely get blown off the dohyo.

[@bassblaster162]

Much respect for the surprising speed and agility of this warrior 👏

[@Ichigekihissatsu100]

Superb! It's great that you're focusing on athletes from varied grappling styles all around the world (Your Enho tribute was great). Could I suggest maybe considering Chiyonofuji, the wolf for a video please?

[@GrapplerKingdom]

Thanks, Chiyonofuji is from an older era, so it might be harder to find footage, but it is definitely a good idea.

[@blueplasma]

​@@GrapplerKingdom it would be good if you could ask some foreign friends living in japan for some vhs footage or something. Idk.

[@Ichigekihissatsu100]

@@blueplasma kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4DJfqevfLibhqM

[@gabe9125]

@@GrapplerKingdom there's still a lot of Chiyonofuji footage around, and he's worth checking out. The man was an incredible athlete, his ability to plant his feet and shove people twice his size was unbelievable

[@zzzetsulive]

hakuho sho, there may already be a "god of sumo" but this rikishi was a PILLAR of the art.

[@LuisCeballos-b2p]

This guy is excellent, he really knew how to toss, throw and take big men down

[@juvinious]

The way he manhandled tochinoshin! The man has had to be the best!

[@chaosdromanah8620]

The goat of Sumo

[@Alex-gc7yv]

He was the best Yokozuna. He will be the best coach.

[@Kerplakistandan]

That distraction clap in the air right in their face works so well. What a move!

[@Mystery_G]

Excellent small sample of an unrivaled career. There are GOATs and then there's Hakuho.

[@FernandoScarpelli]

Long live the Great White Bird. Hakuho the best our race have ever seen

[@LucidFlameX]

A champion without compare, even amongst fellow dai-yokozuna.

[@IsaiahBesosa]

this is such an underrated sport.

[@СпецифелодронЛожнозрячий-я3ц]

при таком весе быть настолько грациозным... спасибо за нарезку моментов.

[@палачпалач-й2щ]

HAKUHO ! 👍 💪

[@bookofbuddha]

Его схватки с Харумафудзи и Асасерю , лучшее что я видел в сумо.

[@gritgritgrit]

this is an absolutely excellent compilation, I love it. where are you finding the footage???

[@GrapplerKingdom]

Thank you! Just searching all over the internet, mostly youtube.

[@corvavw6447]

Great performance. 😮

[@OrdoabchaO77]

Maybe the GOAT of all the GOATs.

[@silvanaandrearodriguezmora793]

Majestuoso 💪💪💪

[@oliverclothesoff5397]

Hakuho no katchi! The announcer said that A LOT.

[@baha1951]

Уникальный монгол Хахухо-который покорил мировое сумо, живая легенда и эталон сумоиста.

[@bradwoo7198]

최고다!!!

[@biszkoptbiszkiewicz1054]

Film 10minutes i watch 22 minutes... INSANE WARIOR

[@JerGol]

What a machine!

[@ВикторТрибулев]

Неимоверная сила ! Надо использовать при разборке домов и тренировки и польза ! А начать надо с Вашингтона

[@thephotochad]

Hakuho, the Giga Chad of Sumo.

[@unionpride525]

1:11 Hakuho just touches his knee and he flips. Kinda looked like he wanted an out fast and didn’t want to suffer any of the Mongolian power!

[@Conquerall-jt9qh]

最強の日本人です。マイク・タイソンでもヒョードルでも呼んで来てください。土俵上なら彼は地球上の誰が相手でも支配するでしょう。

[@TheHiddenNarrative]

Just a heads up, since you do a lot of sumo highlights as well. Hoshoryu, who's been hyped as sumo's next golden boy, just won his first championship. He does a lot of throws, even more than the usual Mongolian sumotori, and so already has a lot of different throw highlights.

[@GrapplerKingdom]

Thanks for the suggestion, sounds intriguing.

[@ARMY-ep6fz]

The goat

[@CarlsanB]

Just wow

[@marvintg2002]

I like how with most of his uwatenage here the opponents instinctively roll it off. If you haven't trained that exensively, you would just crash into the ground

[@nihleigleca6702]

🐐🐐🐐👏👏👏

[@brucer2152]

There are some things that are inherently true....Greatest..of ....all....TIME. Hakuho Sho!

[@tigeruppercut2000]

How is the strike to the head and knockout legal?

[@TheMadara222]

Genghis khan of sumo!

[@mufc1417]

5:15 The facial expressions of the right shimpan tell you everything you need to know about the hurdles Miyagino is facing now.

[@rodrigoforchezatto7662]

BEST all TIME

[@atg5377]

몽골 스모중에서는 가장 탑티어라고 생각합니다 인성을 포함하여

[@JuggoJuggo]

Poor poor Kotoshogiku, having to fight the greatest more than anyone else, to his credit it doesn't look like Hakuho ever tried to take him on at his own game like he liked to try to do, no one belly bumps the master.

[@calineschenasy5965]

💪🤗👍

[@ДанилТиляшов]

Виликий монгол

[@kazemorales3993]

usaba la fuerza del oponente en su contra, era muy inteligente 🧠

[@DaGuittarMan]

he seems to have a belly thrust movement to push back his opponents

[@TheSilence1]

That's a standard move.

[@ВадимМоисеев-в8и]

Конечно, он величайший, но что если бы Асасёрю не дисквалифицировали в 2010-м?

[@bigboss-fh1kc]

Величайшие монголы

[@peterhaslund]

... and his name is Asashoryu! Only one has a life time positive record against Hakuho, and it's him. Full stop.

[@yms6892]

The Yokozuna prestige 100 😂

[@mitchconner2021]

Sumo should go back to just lighting the dohyo like they did in old times. It makes it look more authentic and traditional ya know?

[@steveherrmann456]

The absolute GOAT!!!!

[@mr.monkeybars9336]

E. Honda

[@KingabadiX]

کشتی سومو و سنگالی، نبرد واقعی

[@youtube.comuser-nf8wk6kk7z]

横綱とは　双葉山の言葉が有るように　未だ黙鶏になり得ず。 何があっても動じない心 全部受け止めてからなのだ。 肘打ち、張り手、変化立会いなど横綱のする事ではないのだ。 勝てば　何をやってもいいでは日本の相撲ではない。

[@lolpatrol3434]

He was a dirty fighter

[@govorismelo]

1.10 fake fight,only the blind can't see

[@puujeelkhagva8575]

mongolian wrestling technique called "гар ачаа" Steppe people have been wrestling since the dawn of ages. don't know shit yet talk big. modern men.

[@FutabayamaYako]

ВОТ ОН НАСТОЯЩИИ ПОТОМОК ВЕЛИКОГО ЧИНГИЗ ХАНА

[@Автма]

Мать Тувинка

[@kleigh6784]

I MISS HAKUHO SUMO!!!