Tochinoshin vs Hakuho - Natsu 2018, Day 12

[@paulbaker1505]

Tochinoshin out powering one of the strongest fighters of all time. Now that's legendary. Love it

[@DiscGolfDemon]

Tochinoshin is bigger, he should be outpowering everybody.

[@sly9263]

I mean, yeah it's genetics, which isn't earned but part of the equation... but hakuho is more talented. I'm a big fan of both though.

[@Chef_Ramsay]

@@DiscGolfDemon you could say the same for other sports. I mean, I don’t see a 7 foot messi being one of the best

[@luckyyou774]

He did amazing job

[@Anudorini-Talah]

@@DiscGolfDemon so did Hakuhos rivals yet they lost

[@kevindavis5966]

This was the time in Tochi's career where if he got your belt, you were done. Sad to see him in his current state. Hope he can heal and come back strong.

[@shonen84]

True. No regrets for him though I feel, even if he may never reach his Ozeki peak form, he has nothing left to prove. A true champion.

[@Helmps]

Pretty much same as Baruto was Strong as fuark and when healthy would beat anyone with tsuriadashi. Busted his knee at the start of his yokozuna run and that was the end of his career. Hopefully tochinoshin will make a comeback

[@PitheswarChutia]

@@Helmps i

[@yudistiraliem135]

@@Helmps That make sense, because from the knee perspective if you kept lifting 200kg + your oppenent weight that trashing about there's no way that your knee would last. People bust their back and knees doing deadlift with less force that that on good form let a lone on whatever position they and their opponent find themselves that day.

[@92JinKazama]

He already got 8 wins this recent tournament! Don't write him off just yet :)

[@penepatitenor]

Thing i love about this is that tochi at this time was unbeatable at the belt. Hakuho knew that and STILL, with the mentality of a Yokozuna, challenged him.... i think that shows the true mind of a yokozuna. To be the best, you got to best the best at his own game. Even though he lost, he fought him face on. I was SO happy for tochi though! It was the best!

[@godnimrod]

Indeed. I was in Georgia in that period. Literally, everyone stopped doing everything and turned it on, they told me that Georgian commentators also said about that even before the match.

[@IrakliOmadze]

Well said.

[@ReklawLah]

This is one of the best sumo matches of all time.

[@rizzen7]

Look up my favorite: Sept 2012 - Day 15 - Hakuho v Harumafuji

[@erlanimanbekov8597]

😆

[@How_to_make_money]

😆

[@Sprtschk]

Much power, little finesse. But yeah, it's great.

[@palermowii]

@AJ Mauricio truly the best of all time.

[@engineeringmatrix2864]

:( I remember this fight I was so happy for Tochi, this match was very important to him because this is the only remaining obstacle for him to become an Ozeki and he did win. I cant believe that this was the last time I had seen Tochi on his prime....if only his legs will hold on like his will to fight :(

[@Shao_Thanh]

Listen to that crowd pop. They were so behind Tochi for the win, and I loved it.

[@pickler_pickler]

Looking back, this was such a momentous win for him. He is 27-1 with Hakuho and this one victory is absolutely proof that he *can* take down the greatests

[@RamonCerrat]

@grigorijoe yes, he is for a fact the greatest yokozuna of all time, beating him is like putting down the most legendary in sumo history

[@fuzinonzlot]

@Eric Lee knee injury had an impact on his performance and career

[@luca.1992]

Winning against Hakuho stirred up the audience more than winning the yusho. I'm gonna miss those days.

[@luca.1992]

Hakuho could have approached this bout differently, but he instead elected to challenge Tochinoshin at his own game.

[@flaviusfake271]

Not much was stopping Tochi when he was healthy and at his prime. Sadly injuries ended his career early. Injuries probably aggravated by Tochi's aggressive style utilising power to overcome his opponent.

[@achikoputuridze726]

like a true champ hakuho was awesome

[@MesaperProductions]

If I understand correctly, Tochi needed that win to make Ozeki. If that's true, then I like to think that Hakuho decided be a gatekeeper. If you can beat me at *your* game, you're good enough to be an Ozeki.

[@potzysk2]

Let's remember Tochinoshin by this match! The GOAT Hakuho, in his prime, challenged 11-0 Tochinoshin to a belt battle, and lost!

[@gasanagaev8240]

Молодец Левани! Это наш грузин! Привет из Красноярска!

[@vikamzhavanadze5787]

❤️❤️

[@かまのすけ釜田]

he is legend

[@OrphicSow]

i remember watching this for the first time and losing my mind. Tochinoshin is insane

[@sailcat662]

My all time favorite matches. Two unstoppable forces moving mountains to get to the top. Incredible!

[@davidaustin902]

Love his little run before the match

[@HotasChillis]

Tochinoshinnnnnnn for the win Baby, a New Ozeki is born, Congratulations

[@aikotitilai3820]

Tochinoshin is one of my favourite! He really makes me want to watch sumo more

[@lucaazeri1700]

Tochinosin is a future Yokozuna. Love from Azeri people dear Levan

[@AnvilMAn603]

i love tochinoshin as much as anybody else and i hate to say this but i doubt he will make yokozuna

[@chiru5362]

Hmm, optimism. I like that. But no way he will become Yokozuna let alone regain Ozeki. I'll be happy if he makes it back to sanyaku ranks.

[@georgenarushvili9433]

Hello our brother. He has a lot of damages, that is why je has lost his ozeki rank.

[@alilacherruse]

Think of his imminent retirement. I love him too. To have raised to Ozeki, fell below it, THEN regained it & this victoy, against the Greatest Yokozuna Of All Time was no small feat!!

[@vikamzhavanadze5787]

❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@sumatran]

The one and only time Tochinoshin beat him. 27-1. That's how friggin' great Hakuho was.

[@MesaperProductions]

at Tochi's retirement ceremony, Hakuho said he believed that Tochi would have made yokozuna if he just hadn't been injured. Here's wishing!

[@Patrickka32]

Never seen Hakuho being overpowered like this. Tochinochin must be real strong

[@shadapakap]

Well, he's bigger than Hakuho.

[@osmopolito]

@@shadapakap they are the same height and almost weight...

[@shadapakap]

@@osmopolito 18 pounds difference

[@yunusdundar8253]

@@osmopolito tochinocho much heavier

[@luckyyou774]

He is , he is injured and he cant wrestle proparly

[@historymobile6210]

Tochinoshin you legend

[@korraiswaifu6245]

The fact that he won against who is widely considered the best sumo in current times. (some debate but no doubt very very impressive record) Even with his leg injury? Makes me wonder what kind of sumo Tochinoshin would have been without his leg injury. He has alot of heart.

[@MansMan42069]

even Hakuho admits that had it not been for the injury, Tochi would have become yokozuna no question.

[@betomorales2386]

Tochi will always be one of my favorite sumo wrestlers.

[@batschogvinjilia9356]

shen genacvaleeee mteli dgea am brdzolis molodinshi nerviulobit kacad ar vvargivar shen gaixare raaaaa aeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee qartveloooooooo 😍❤️❤️

[@wildzeromusic]

tochi looked shredded even at sumo weight. the dude's strength a tthis time in his career was astonishing.

[@lj5632]

He lifted the greatest of all. wow wow

[@მიშოტაველიშვილი]

GEORGIAN BLOOD ! GEORGIAN SOUL ! GEORGIAN POWER !

[@PuuberZ]

My favourite match of all time.

[@IsleyNumber1]

I only became a sumo fan during the covid era, and man, the old crowds really do hit different

[@mattjireh9648]

Tochinishin is a wrecking machine one of the greatest...........

[@bahasainggrisbersamamradi9308]

He is not one of the greatest. His ozeki is UPS and Downs. Let alone talking about yokozuna. The greatest?!!! Wayyyyy too far

[@Gio-dv2xc]

@@bahasainggrisbersamamradi9308 Strongest for sure

[@alf7443]

I’ve only been following sumo for about 3 years so never got to see Tochinoshin in his prime. I’m sorry I missed it. Being an inexperienced fan I used to look at the rikishi’s demeanor and facial expressions and decide if I thought they looked like an up and coming Yokozuna. From looking at him I started rooting for him immediately. I thought he had the look of a potential Yokozuna. I didn’t know his history, but now that I know, I feel sad he’s had all the injuries. I’ve watched him drop steadily for 3 years. I still root for him but realize he’ll never have a higher rank higher than he has right now. Too bad, I really like the way he carries himself.

[@sjakie123456]

Tochi was clutch when he had your belt, knee was good to go back then... yorikiri all the way! one of my fav ozeki runs ever!

[@28fabianz1]

Holy shit the way Hakuho just teetered refusing to go out. Damn tochin earned that one every step of the way!

[@halwalker3395]

I love how the Japanese crowd loves this as much as I do.

[@fioraz1988]

It's incredible that Tochinoshin, which was a legend of this sport, could beat Hakuho only one time in 28 matches. Hakuho is really the best of all times. Only Asashoryu could beat him 15 times in 29 matches. All the others had nightmares before facing him.

[@lufteze2916]

Proud Georgian here ❤🇬🇪🔥🇬🇪❤️

[@nagilum]

This guy’s got shoulders for days. What a behemoth!

[@georgelap-darts]

Imagine if he doesnt have these injuries he could be the greatest wrestler of all time with hakuho.

[@bahasainggrisbersamamradi9308]

Meh. Tochi only relies on power. He is so much lack of technique and balance. Hakuho has all it takes to be the greatest one!!

[@georgelap-darts]

Gallant Abbey Hakuho couldnt do anything against powerful Tochinoshin. No techniques against power that removes all skills from sumotori.

[@bahasainggrisbersamamradi9308]

@@georgelap-darts you are right. But to be the greatest of all time, you need more than just power. The things that Tochinosin Will not gain because he is lack of technique(predictable) and his balance isnt good.

[@bahasainggrisbersamamradi9308]

@@georgelap-darts Hakuho in this particular fight tried to challenge Tochinosin's power. He was just experimenting. Hakuho technique is out of this world. He used different technique for different opponents. That's why this is the only winning of Tochinosin. Not because he is better. It's just because Hakuho's experiment.

[@georgelap-darts]

Gallant Abbey Noone would stop Tochinoshin if he wrestles like he did against Hakuho. You know that was the peak of Tochinoshin’s career.

[@the-elite-firmtiger4881]

Toshinochin one of the most humble sportsman ever

[@АрсенМатевосян-л7н]

Боготырь Грузинский Кррасавчико Тошиношин 💪🤟 Привет из Екатеринбурга!

[@hondadude7]

i'll miss Tochinoshin ... love his style of sumo

[@Dmitry.Praslov]

Оба красавцы! Буквально в новый год ютуб порекомендовал какое-то видео про поединок сумо и я вдруг заинтересовался. Первое, что посмотрел уже осознано - возвращение Точиношина в адзеки - красота. Теперь знаю и Хокаху, и Энхо, и Таконояму. Смотреть интересно - победа всегда очевидна, никаких очков и прочее. Техники разные, чистая масса не решает почти никогда, достаточно вспомнить относительно скромные успехи Орору с рекордным весом. В общем, смотреть интересно, а этот поединок один из самых интересных, ибо решить за кого болеть совершенно не могу=)

[@vladimirmakarov6583]

За Левана

[@АлексейУстинов-ш2у]

Подушки зачем кидают интересно?

[@JOEmega64]

Absolutely incredible.

[@毅彦川村]

自分も両膝痛めたけど、怪我が無ければ鉄人横綱迄行ったでしょうね(≧▽≦)

[@emperadorzar2023]

we miss this tochinoshin !!!

[@chekerzz66]

Two special athletes,both will go down in sumo history as greats.

[@ttlthegamer1080]

Tochinoshin is actually probably the most popular rikishi worldwide Hakuho is the GOAT and one of the most popular in Japan and most popular in Mongolia

[@PearlCab]

And now both men are retired. Two warriors.

[@bigboss-yv2nr]

Man, this is like a scene out of a movie where an underdog beats the big, scary unbeatable titan.... listen to those people cheering for Tochinoshin, ELECTRIC.

[@friendoengus]

so many of champ's losses were timely gifts this one looks real to me, a day one suspects tochinoshin will never forget, when he became champion over the champ

[@ゼキ-e3f]

Tochinoshin is a MONSTER

[@erolgenlik4922]

Wow I didn't see this before, powerful Tochinochin....

[@ericcheng3143]

He was at his top level among the best sumo wrestlers.

[@Dephire]

I hope Tochinoshin does well after his recent retirement! He will not be staying with the JSA, so I wish him the best in his future endeavors.

[@RnnKT09]

I would like so much to see tochinoshin as yokozuna, he deserves it, he's a great and respectful fighter!

[@КобаШемазашвили-к1э]

👍👍👍სულ გამარჯვებით!

[@LucidFlameX]

Still so odd that these two monsters are no longer active wrestlers.

[@neivaldoduarte4576]

Olha que ganhar do Hakuho não é fácil, hein!? Boa, Tochinoshin... mandou bem!!👏👏👏

[@bolsevikastavo2937]

I miss this kind of tochinoshin....

[@nishio_miyuki]

ここまで初日から連勝してて、それで白鵬に勝ったから「これは優勝するぞ！！」と思ったのに残りを全て黒星で終わるとは……

[@RandomDuude]

Ladies and gentlemen: THE HUMAN FORKLIFT

[@bdelectr7411]

I've never seen the audience flip out like that

[@erolgermannemmanuel5637]

Yes; Tochinoshin finally showed his colors!!

[@ラッセル-x5g]

It was great to relive this event. Hakuhou is now retired and Tochinoshin had to step out mid-match due to a shoulder injury on day 10 of the 2023 Reiwa 5 Haru Basho.

[@farmerzhuge786]

This is the only win to hakuho by tochinoshin. That’s why the crowd is rooting.

[@علیایرانی-ق2ن]

عجب ورزشه جالبی👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@austinhall3937]

Hakuho fought Baruto off at the bales _TWICE_ and Big Tochi still beat him, let that sink in

[@Mr._POV_]

How much was in those envelopes?

[@BALLISTIC324]

Most hype match when tochinoshin was unstoppable

[@hvstlegod]

absolute beast

[@Mccomber89]

What takes place at the beginning? When they rush to their corners to wash themselves? Seems to get the crowd going!

[@aikalabe7719]

Sumo is heavily ritualized, the tradition is that upon the first touch of the fists to the ground, the rikishi will then go back to their corners, and will usually wipe down with a cloth. The slapping and thumping on the body is a way to drive demons out and invite the deity in. Sometimes they will return to their corners again (this is done to rile the crowd/settle nerves/mess with the other fighter) though there is a time limit on how long before they must begin the bout.

[@stephenjohn2131]

@@aikalabe7719 Thank you! Iam new observer of this sport and am surprised it has many traditions, unlike any sport i have seen. Truly fascinating.

[@missranabella]

Cant believe this was only a year ago.. he reverses everything now :(

[@lukeskypestalker2622]

Too many injuries 😢

[@droboyjr]

Is there any particular reason for the audience to throw those red cushions after the bout aside from just excitement?

[@JB-mt8lt]

It has a strong meaning of blessing to the winner. The match was so important that red cushions were thrown around.

[@benwesley5260]

This will be the best win of his career.

[@ДавидГурджиани]

If Georgian takes you to a belt - say farwell ...This grap is a very common to national georgian wrestling Chidaoba. A lot of triks from Chidaoba are currently used in Sambo. The reason -why georgians are so strong in Judo - lays in Chidaoba!!! Thats it!!!

[@JanitorialMachine]

In his prime Tochinoshin was a real flesh and blood forklift.

[@MrModerate_kane]

I only been following this around a year so went back over all the fights and i think this has to be my favorite, knowing that he beat the best sumo of this time period. You can see it was his will, he wanted it no matter what. love this fight, is probably my favorite so far, i seen his issues since but hey we all have issues, thats why a fight this epic means more.

[@junkapopo]

How does a match start? I've read that the referee says something to announce they can start charging, but it doesn't seem like it. Can someone please explain it to me?

[@L0UiSh]

the match starts when both fighters have both fists down on the floor at the same time, the ref just makes sure that both fighters do actually have their fists down at the same time and, hence, are both ready to start the fight at the same time so its fair.

[@mihaelbitola3812]

If tochinoshin have learned couple of other wining techniques he would have been an amazing Yokozuna, but unfortunately he was only using his amazing power ,

[@markdrouin8094]

There was a time toch was king

[@zerra_toys3494]

Зачем бросают подушки зрители?? Они не довольны или наоборот?

[@Nusja]

Радуются, потому что он победил сумоиста самого высоко уровня.

[@zerra_toys3494]

@@Nusja спасибо, теперь понятно)

[@shadapakap]

Was this his first win over Hakuho in over 25 bouts?

[@MrJared121]

I fucking love sumo and Tochinoshin!!!

[@andreacioffi8883]

Bravo Tocinoshin. 👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@Batmanwhoslaught]

Legends of sumo

[@eddief32]

Did Tochinoshin get a kinboshi for this win?

[@giveaf9370]

Let be honest. Hakuho could've done that another way using his arsenal of techniques and absolutely clapped tochinoshin. But we won't talk about it lol.

[@moonfive9065]

I'm very new to Sumo. Is Tochinoshin as loved as it appears? Or maybe it was this particualr matchup that had the audience supporting him?

[@krisnadexter]

He has a lot of fans. This fight was when he was in prime. But nowadays injuries ruined his career. At last tournament he's not the same anymore.

[@TNM001]

he reached his peak in 2018, and his power sumo was a match for everyone, as you can see here. this is Hakuho, arguably the best Yoko ever, and both go head on, with T. literally carrying H. out of the ring. Thats impressive to see, especially when you know how few could ever do or dare doing something like this to H. For spectators there was something in the air that day, like the possibility of seeing a new great Yoko in the making. Sadly, it was cut short by injury soon after he reached Oseki.

[@Trollioli]

Will we ever see this Tochinoshin again?

[@fakamada]

Don't think so. He is not able to recover fully from his injuries. At the same time he needs to fight. Such a drama...

[@ThekiBoran]

I noticed Tochinoshin kept his head up for the initial charge. If not he would have gotten a street fighter elbow/shoulder to the face/head.

[@bot-pr6yq]

素晴らしい

[@シロクマになりたい]

やっぱり上半身の力は栃ノ心やからなぁ

[@revenger32]

Man i miss Tochinoshin Power, i think he has the strongest raw strength in his Era… to bad his knees gave out way to early

[@RambleOn07]

I really wish we could've seen Tochinoshin do some powerlifting just to see his numbers.

[@leqsoleqso2114]

Bravisimo tochinoshin

[@danalo5991]

Tochinoshin so muscular

[@casshernbr5412]

0:08 what is going on here?

[@Chupacvabra]

I have never seen Hakuho get lifted like that

[@ლერილაზარენამგალაძე]

წარმატებები!!!...

[@FamilyProductionKZ]

не ужели тошина вынес👍🏻

[@otreblayairamful]

The great Tochinoshin

[@Nori-dy6jv]

寄り切り　 ⚪️栃ノ心 12勝0敗 [ あす 正代 ] ⚫️白　鵬 10勝2敗 [ あす　勢 ]

[@serraios1989]

It’s sad Tochinoshin has been demoted from Ozeki and is all the way down to Maegashira 6 for January 20. Even Takayashou is fighting to get 10 wins from Sekiwake, to have his Ozeki rank reinstated. It makes you realise the quality of rikishi like Kisenisato, Kotoshogikou and of course Goeido that remained Ozeki for years.

[@serraios1989]

Of course luck is important!!! Kisenosato, Goeido and Kotoshogiku held the rank of Ozeki continuously for more than five years, fighting against each other and the three Yokozuna. Having good luck for five years doesn’t just happen. These rikishi made their own luck. With physical and mental training and unparalleled determination