Hokutojo against Suzukawa, Hatsu 2003, day 1

Hokutojo1-0
Finaloshidashifrontal push out
Suzukawa0-1

Hatsu 2003, day 1, 12 January 2003. Sandanme, bout 48 of 49. 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
51% HokutojoSuzukawa 49%

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

2 official meetingsCompare careers
Hokutojo 2Suzukawa 0
  1. Hokutojo won · Natsu 2006, day 15, Makushitayorikiri
  2. Hokutojo won · Hatsu 2003, day 1, Sandanme (this bout)oshidashi

This was their first meeting.