Takanosato against Sakahoko, Natsu 1984, day 9

TakanosatoYokozuna 1 East7-2
Finalyorikirifrontal force out Gold star
SakahokoMaegashira 3 East4-5

Natsu 1984, day 9, 14 May 1984. Makuuchi, bout 19 of 19. 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.

A gold star

More on kinboshi

A 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.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
86% TakanosatoSakahoko 14%

An upset by the ratings: Sakahoko won with a 14% chance. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

7 official meetingsCompare careers
Takanosato 3Sakahoko 4
  1. Takanosato won · Nagoya 1985, day 9kimedashi
  2. Sakahoko won · Kyushu 1984, day 2sukuinage
  3. Takanosato won · Aki 1984, day 4yorikiri
  4. Sakahoko won · Nagoya 1984, day 7yoritaoshi
  5. Sakahoko won · Natsu 1984, day 9 (this bout)yorikiri
  6. Sakahoko won · Hatsu 1984, day 7sotogake
  7. Takanosato won · Natsu 1983, day 3tsuridashi