Displaying 2 items of Sumo Kaboom with the tag "yokozuna history".
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322: Underperforming Yokozuna. Futahaguru and Yoshibayama
October 21st, 2026 | 40 mins 15 secs
futahaguru, yokozuna history, yoshibayama
Not sure how to say this, but not every yokozuna is a winner. Today, we are talking about two yokozuna of yesteryear - one whose career was affected by war and another who never won a top division yusho.
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321: Sumo Under Pressure
October 16th, 2026 | 45 mins 32 secs
hoshoryu, injury, pressure, yokozuna, yokozuna history
When a sumo wrestler is injured, and he sits at the top of the banzuke, he is under enormous pressure - pressure to heal quickly and pressure to win. Some yokozuna have done well under this pressure. Some have not.