Kyokutenzan against Kirinami, Natsu 1997, day 2

KyokutenzanMakushita 58 West0-1
Finaloshitaoshifrontal push down
KirinamiMakushita 59 East1-0

Natsu 1997, day 2, 12 May 1997. Makushita, bout 2 of 29. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: oshitaoshi

Who else uses it

Frontal push down.

The winner pushes his opponent down from the front.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
49% KyokutenzanKirinami 51%

The ratings had it close to even, 51% to 49%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

1 official meetingCompare careers
Kyokutenzan 0Kirinami 1
  1. Kirinami won · Natsu 1997, day 2, Makushita (this bout)oshitaoshi

This was their first meeting.