Asatofuji against Morikawa, Aki 1997, day 2

AsatofujiSandanme 82 East0-1
Finaloshidashifrontal push out
MorikawaSandanme 81 West1-0

Aki 1997, day 2, 8 September 1997. Sandanme, bout 9 of 48. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: oshidashi

Who else uses it

Frontal push out.

The winner pushes his opponent out of the ring from the front, without a grip on the belt.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
42% AsatofujiMorikawa 58%

The ratings had Morikawa the favourite, at 58%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

2 official meetingsCompare careers
Asatofuji 0Morikawa 2
  1. Morikawa won · Kyushu 1997, day 5, Sandanmeyorikiri
  2. Morikawa won · Aki 1997, day 2, Sandanme (this bout)oshidashi

This was their first meeting.