Re: Iwakiyama

Leigh Melton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> What is going on with Iwakiyama?  Is he injured, incurred the wrath of
> the gods or what?  His only non-loss so far is the technical win from
> Musashimaru's retirement.  He may not have set the dohyo on fire in
> previous basho, but never this.

I don't think there is anything wrong with him.  As a first time
Sanyaku, he had to face upper ranked rikishis to start the basho.
Basically he has been facing only Yokozunas and Ozekis as well as
other Sanyaku rikishis up to now.

He faced both Asashoryu and Musashimaru, as well as Kaio, Chiyotaikai,
Tochiazuma, Musoyama and then Takamisakari and Wakanosato.  Then
yesterday he faced another Sekiwake Kyokutenho and beat him.

So now that the heavy schedule of basho is over for him, he should
start winning as he only has to face Hiramaku rikishis the rest of
basho.  Of course if he got totally lost the track after losing so
many then I am not sure if he can recover but I am sure he will be OK.
 He got a lucky break getting a win against Musashimaru so he still
has a very slim chance of getting a kachikoshi this basho.

Just like anything else, you can only get stronger by competing
against stronger opponents. The first time around Sanyaku, all
rikishis will will have a losing record and that is to be expected.