Takamiyama against Kurosegawa, Haru 1979, day 5

TakamiyamaMaegashira 9 East3-2
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
KurosegawaMaegashira 5 West3-2

Haru 1979, day 5, 15 March 1979. Makuuchi, bout 7 of 18. 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
52% TakamiyamaKurosegawa 48%

The ratings had it close to even, 52% to 48%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

16 official meetingsCompare careers
Takamiyama 10Kurosegawa 6
  1. Kurosegawa won · Haru 1984, day 15, Juryosotogake
  2. Takamiyama won · Hatsu 1983, day 5kimedashi
  3. Kurosegawa won · Kyushu 1982, day 10tsukiotoshi
  4. Takamiyama won · Aki 1982, day 9oshidashi
  5. Takamiyama won · Nagoya 1982, day 14oshidashi
  6. Kurosegawa won · Haru 1982, day 13uwatenage
  7. Takamiyama won · Hatsu 1982, day 15oshidashi
  8. Takamiyama won · Haru 1981, day 4yorikiri
  9. Kurosegawa won · Hatsu 1981, day 13uwatenage
  10. Kurosegawa won · Kyushu 1980, day 5yorikiri
  11. Takamiyama won · Nagoya 1980, day 4oshidashi
  12. Takamiyama won · Haru 1980, day 14yorikiri
  13. Takamiyama won · Aki 1979, day 12yorikiri
  14. Kurosegawa won · Nagoya 1979, day 9yorikiri
  15. Takamiyama won · Natsu 1979, day 9tsuridashi
  16. Takamiyama won · Haru 1979, day 5 (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.