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Arm Wrestling Battle Sumo Wrestler Akebono vs. Bodybuilder George

Ever wondered about the arm wresting power of sumos and body builders? A Japanese TV show recently set up an arm wrestling match between professional

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The win placed him seventh on the list of all-time tournament champions. Akebono had the best record of any wrestler in 2000, with 76 wins.

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Professional Sumo Wrestler. In 1993, Chad Rowan was promoted to Yokozuna Akebono (his sumo name) won 11 tournament championships during his 13-year career.

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Hawaiian-born Akebono, the first foreigner anointed a grand champion in Japan's rarefied world of sumo wrestling, is hanging up his loincloth.

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Who is the biggest sumo wrestler ever recorded? ChaCha Answer: Hawaiian born Chad Rowan Alias Akebono weighing 501 pounds has been li

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Akebono, a Yokozuna who came from the isles From the cradle to sumo. and because a foreign wrestler had a chance to reach the highest rank.

Akebono Biography

Date of Birth 8 May 1969 , Waimanalo, Hawaii, USA Birth Name Chad Rowan Height 6' 8" (2.03 m) Trivia Became the first foreign Sumo wrestler to attain the rank of

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(Rowan had been a basketball player as well as a wrestler in high school.) But Akebono quickly proved his doubters wrong, and in 1993,

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Don't stop believing in Sumo champ Akebono

A giant American from the world of Sumo wrestling is shaking things up in Japan - not just with his weight but by his singing. Hawaiian born former grand