Does /fph/ respect sumo wrestlers?
>>77190136They used to contest it at world's strongest manhttps://youtu.be/B2qCBkXrb8s
The only thing you should respect are deez nutz.
>>77190136sumo is a legitimate, traditional martial art and the competitors have ridiculously dedicated lifestyles only to earn pennies (if anything at all), i respect it more than most sports
>>77190441>i respect it more than most sportsWhat sports don't you respect?
>>77190471Golf and racing never will be sports to me
>>77190136The one thing I do like about sumo wrestling is that during tournaments the winners face the winners, no mismatchs on paper
>>77190136Most sumo wrestlers in the top division have alot of muscle and incredibly strong legs. Some are even cut like Asakoryu here. There are very few who are as obese as ops pic. Even the heaviest atm Atamifuji is around 410 pounds and doesnt even look close as disgusting to the guy in ops pic. Sumo is so fun to watch and its a great time to jump in. All the new talent is young and eager to prove themselves after the gap Hakuho left behind
real sumo wresstler, for the record
>>77190471i'd say i respect most sports, i simply respect sumo morebut since you asked, "sports" i outright don't respect would include>saber fencing (epee and foil OK)>anything with horses>WWE-style wrestling>surfing>sailing
>>77190501sumo wrestler core training must be absurd to be able to resist and lift their opponents
>>77190473Racing is pretty nuts and has a crazy physical toll on the body. Breathing exercises, reaction times and neck exercises. On hot days they can lose 7 lbs of weightGolf is a very skilled sport, with high mental fortitude. Probably the hardest of all sports to be "professional" at. I'd say hardest to make a living, but tennis clears that by a mile, and is more of a niche sport outside of slams.Pool/billiards is the one for me, darts a close second.
>>77190136History behind it is cool, their training methods are retarded. Stable format is dumb, and it only managed to survive because it's considered "culturally critical" to sumo. It would be a much more interesting sport if there was an international federation, but Japs would never accept it.
My favorite aspect is that they purify the ring after a woman steps inside it.
>>77190441>only to earn penniesOnce you become a sekitori, you start making around six figures. Plus, when you reach Makuuchi you can get sponsors and sell your hand print and stuff. A yokozuna could make half a million a year easily. It pales in comparison to something like baseball but if you're really good you're not getting paid pennies.
>>77190136Not really, I could probably just push him around on pure strength or take him off balance if he tried to lower his center of gravity on me. If he got lean he'd not be that big.
>>77191491Lmao no, you couldnt "just push him around" I swear it's hilarious what some /fit/ anons think they can do because they 1 repped 250 on bench. Sumo is also about balance not just strength. You'd get thrown out of the ring in less than 10 seconds and land on some old Japanese businessman in the front row
>>77191499Sumo wrestlers have no fuckin muscle, I'd mma fight any sumo wrestler ever for a rotisserie chicken and a 6pack of beer.
>>77191499Ok and what if I get the single leg or hips and can just pick them up effortlessly?>muh grappling defenseI'm a literal expert, you step into them. I do deadlifts specifically for suplexes and hip tosses.
>>77190471Soccer. Any sport elementary school girls can excel at is not a sport.
>>77191588Have you seen women try to play soccer? They certainly don't excel at it. I don't watch it, but it's much worse when women are playing.
sumo is based as fuck
>>77191640I've seen men play soccer and even the best of them it's hard to watch. To me that means nobody excels at it much more than elementary school girls. I suppose men could beat elementary school girls at soccer. That's like saying you can take a bigger dildo in your ass, yeah it probably requires some effort but it's not really something to brag about.
>>77191499I have somewhere around double his upper body power. Yes I can push him around. I'll, ma fight him with 1 hand. >nuh uhI will post a discord link, if you are actually halfway capable though I'll have to use both hands.
>>77190136If I can jump higher than you, you can't call me fat.
>>77190441People forget what the word martial means.
>>77191640Soccer should only be for girls. Its gay for men.
>>77191224NTA but I would say sports that have no objective criteria for winning. Like bodybuilding. In most sports, you put the ball in the thing and score points and whoever has the most points wins. In bodybuilding or whatever it's left up to the subjective opinion of the judge.
>>77191473Yeah a Yokozuna can pull $500,000+ a year, which is nothing to turn your nose up at, and at the same time the lowest starter contract in the lowest paid professional sport in the US is $750,000 a year with the NHL. Most pro athletes are legitimately massively overpaid from a dozen difference revenue sources but sumo wrestlers are critically underpaid for what that lifestyle demands from them.
>>77190501>>77191202Chiyonofuji my beloved
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>>77191491So you'd fight a sumo on literally his bread and butter? (Pushing and knocking people down, strength and balance)I'd say worst match up ever but chess or a mental sport is clearly your biggest weakness and the hardest you'll lose at you fucking retard
