Akinoshima against Kotoryu, Hatsu 2003, day 4

AkinoshimaMaegashira 9 West1-3
Finalyoritaoshifrontal crush out
KotoryuMaegashira 8 West4-0

Hatsu 2003, day 4, 15 January 2003. Makuuchi, bout 7 of 18. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: yoritaoshi

Who else uses it

Frontal crush out.

The winner crushes his opponent out of the ring from the front.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
47% AkinoshimaKotoryu 53%

The ratings had it close to even, 53% to 47%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

9 official meetingsCompare careers
Akinoshima 7Kotoryu 2
  1. Kotoryu won · Hatsu 2003, day 4 (this bout)yoritaoshi
  2. Akinoshima won · Aki 2001, day 10oshidashi
  3. Akinoshima won · Aki 2000, day 8isamiashi
  4. Akinoshima won · Natsu 2000, day 13yorikiri
  5. Kotoryu won · Haru 2000, day 2uwatenage
  6. Akinoshima won · Hatsu 1999, day 6uwatenage
  7. Akinoshima won · Kyushu 1998, day 12hikiotoshi
  8. Akinoshima won · Haru 1997, day 4kubinage
  9. Akinoshima won · Nagoya 1996, day 14tsukiotoshi