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Pity he did not opt to be a Sumo wrestler. At the end of the day he did not escape MEEP analysis!

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Thing is - he's pretty tall, and maybe I can put him on my weight/height graph to compare him against the other guys.

https://sumostats.substack.com/p/here-comes-the-november-2023-tournament

Looking at that - I understand he's 6'4", so about 193 cm, so Shonannoumi and Kinbozan are the same height, but they are 180/185 kg... which is 397 - 408 pounds.

Ohtani is 209 pounds. So he's about half their weight.

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Oh, and at 209 pounds, he's lighter than the lightest Makuuchi rikishi, which is Midorifuji, who is about 250 pounds. And 5'7".

These are very different sports.

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He would definitely have to eat more!

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Yup -- the sumo wrestlers have special diets specifically to gain weight... the main dish being chankonabe and lots and lots of rice:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chankonabe

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