Taikan against Arase, Kyushu 1972, day 15

Taikan7-8
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
Arase8-7

Kyushu 1972, day 15, 26 November 1972. Juryo, bout 3 of 13. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: yorikiri

Who else uses it

Frontal force out.

The winner holds his opponent's belt and forces him out of the ring from the front.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
41% TaikanArase 59%

The ratings had Arase ahead, at 59%, but Taikan won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

2 official meetingsCompare careers
Taikan 1Arase 1
  1. Arase won · Natsu 1973, day 13, Juryookuridashi
  2. Taikan won · Kyushu 1972, day 15, Juryo (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.