Kitanofuji against Nagahama, Natsu 1972, day 1
Natsu 1972, day 1, 14 May 1972. Makuuchi, bout 18 of 18. East on the left, west on the right.
How it was won: utchari打っ棄り
Who else uses itBackward pivot throw.
The winner pivots backwards and throws his opponent.
A gold star金星
More on kinboshiA kinboshi, or gold star, is a maegashira's win over a yokozuna. Sanyaku wrestlers don't earn one for beating a yokozuna, and neither does a win by default or disqualification. Under the association's older pay rules, each kinboshi added to the bonus a wrestler was paid every tournament, for as long as he stayed a sekitori.
76% KitanofujiNagahama 24%
An upset by the ratings: Nagahama won with a 24% chance. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.
Kitanofuji 2Nagahama 3
- Nagahama won · Kyushu 1973, day 7yorikiri
- Nagahama won · Aki 1973, day 2oshitaoshi
- Kitanofuji won · Kyushu 1972, day 5yoritaoshi
- Kitanofuji won · Aki 1972, day 3uwatenage
- Nagahama won · Natsu 1972, day 1 (this bout)utchari
This was their first meeting.