Hirokawa against Kiyokuni, Kyushu 1963, day 2

HirokawaMaegashira 15 West1-1
Finaloshidashifrontal push out
KiyokuniMaegashira 14 West1-1

Kyushu 1963, day 2, 11 November 1963. Makuuchi, bout 2 of 20. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: oshidashi

Who else uses it

Frontal push out.

The winner pushes his opponent out of the ring from the front, without a grip on the belt.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
47% HirokawaKiyokuni 53%

The ratings had it close to even, 53% to 47%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

6 official meetingsCompare careers
Hirokawa 1Kiyokuni 5
  1. Kiyokuni won · Aki 1967, day 12yorikiri
  2. Kiyokuni won · Natsu 1966, day 8oshidashi
  3. Kiyokuni won · Natsu 1964, day 3yorikiri
  4. Hirokawa won · Haru 1964, day 2hatakikomi
  5. Kiyokuni won · Hatsu 1964, day 6oshitaoshi
  6. Kiyokuni won · Kyushu 1963, day 2 (this bout)oshidashi

This was their first meeting.