World's STRONGEST Man VS SUMO Champion!! 

Hell yeah! The Beast unleashed in Japan!

So you wanna make them look weak mate , gotcha 😉

Yea definitely you do well

Great video, really good set of people there. Should go for it. 👊❤️

Of course you should.

Lol hahahahaha

lmao

Must of been watching Sensei Seth's channel and said hold my tea.

You can’t tell me that you aren’t everywhere !!because you are!!🤯

how are you on gothamchess videos commenting magnus carlsen but also here wtf

He sounds like a world class class coach wen he talks. Rare gem 💎

Agreed! Just made a short appreciation post as well. Truly a first class gentleman!

I remember being coached by Steve doing some weightlifting as a young kid. Lovely fella!

with more training i think you could compete in Japan the sport suits you more than other fighting skills but the Japanese fighters are brutal

Sumo Steve truly is a gem. The gym he runs is for the local community and is doing a great job of keeping the sport of sumo alive in the UK. I have trained with him in the under 90kg category. Really enjoyable.

100% exactly what I was thinking. Proper old skool

sounds like a great guy yes

Almost felt like he’d coached Eddie for life

He was an awesome coach 💪

Also a great encourager with a great eye for athletic talent - as he saw straight away Eddie's ability as a really high level athlete and predicted he would beat all his guys! Which is exactly what happened, and he was also encouraging and complimentary towards Eddie which you can see inspired Eddie even more to want to compete at the World Champs. Hope it happens 😎

100%, sumo definitely deserves to become more popular

unfortunately eddie has long since passed 24.. the maximum age to enter professional sumo

​@@Humn_ftrLL lol? no he can go to japan and do sumo proffesionally there for a tourney

He will revitalize sumo, and make it a lil bit bigger. If retired strong man starts invading sumo, I would love to see how they will fair against the super heavy weights. I actually think it's fitting, historically there are sumo wrestlers that's very lean in muscle and less fat, they're quite of an anomaly in the sumo world.

@@dachiburduli3358 and dropout after the first fight lol. Real sumo wrestlers are insane

They really are amazing athletes. They have to make strategy adjustments on-the-fly in a split-second while trying to keep their opponents from doing the same thing. Most of the bouts end in a matter of seconds, but they are INTENSE seconds. There are several sumo channels on RU-vid that play the highlights from the great bashos (tournaments) in Japan; check them out.

Yeah for Sure. Altho i Foul never See myself getting into it. Since altho theyre strong it still seems so unhealthy for your body carrying all that fat

@@jl6471 Most professional sumos drop a lot of the excess weight after they retire and no longer need the mass for wrestling.

These aren't real sumo wrestlers, they are only in Japan.

​@415s30 so what are these guys doing then if its not sumo?

Depends on how much he's willing to commit, even for him that would take a few years to achieve, in Japan the level is hella high and everyone is very heavy and technical.

It would make for a great series too, showing all his prep work and would shine some light on a sport not many would even think is thing is the UK.

Isn’t he cutting for body building

He would get destroyed even if he trained

@@Ror0009 Nah hes bulking first for body building believe it or not lmao. I think he should do this sumo and then do bodybuilding

Eddie could eat sumo alive he can do it.

Hafthor have break him in to hell.

@@roderickthered4981 exactly. any sumo that isn't grand sumo is amateur sumo and it's champions amateur champions. Terunofuji would pick eddie up like a baby.

Subscribed to watch the journey. If he’s serious there is real $$$ to be made.

@@lmonk9517 i would even say that any sumo under makushita is amateur, it would be really cool to watch eddie go against a megashira or juryo tho

not sure if he can with all those tattoos

I mean... honestly he competed against some hobby guys here. No way he can win anything in Japan. Maybe with clear focus and years of training he can make it to the lower ranks of Juryio division (~second league).

@@nathanielguggenheim5522 japans are weak. he would be champ in less then a year.

I disagree the Japanese sumo competitors live the sport however Eddie if he picks this up fully he could go all the way within 2/3years

I vehemently disagree, I've watched every match for 9 bouts spanning 18 months and the sheer power, speed and control the top brass of Sumo puts into their opponents is no joke. If you told me a Sumo wrestler pushed a truck (4 wheeler not 18 wheeler) aside because it was in the way, i'd believe you. Don't even need to mention which. Aside from Enho Akira I'm sure most professional wrestlers could do it. And Enho can't because he's only 215 lbs and still wins from guys 3 times that weight and a foot taller than him. I want to add because I was incredibly hyped during it, but I watched Terunofuji achieve the highest rank in Sumo live, and man that was truly a match between titans. He went 11-1 for his matches and lost the last to the 69th yokozuna, Hakuho Sho, who's considered the greatest of all time @64366

THIS!

Same here I would watch him compete. More exciting than watching him try bodybuilding

he would have no chance against a sekitori

@@sejtbrugernavn yeah with little to no experience 🤦🏻‍♂️ give him a good coach and a little time, perfect sport for Hall

You know the competitor in Eddie fell in love with the format. A battle of giants for dominance, man was literally made for it.

9:25

exactly my thought lol

@@patriktoth10 marcello ????

Like, wooo steady on there lad!

You better do this eddie!! For your country!! Come back with your shield 🛡 or on it!!!

そうだよね🎉

「楽しむ」という表現が適切か分かりませんが、

日本は美しくて神秘的な国です

You should be

Fr when he went against the first dude heavier than him he went all out lol he was like this big mf ain’t playing I gotta use everything.

We got enough men trying to become women, we don't need more men in thongs over here.

The crazy thing is that World Strongest Man use to have Sumo, but was replace by pole pushing. I suspect they might have remove it to reduce injury, and reduce tension between competitor. I hope Eddie do give it a go. Considering that Bryan Shaw retire from Strongman, Eddie should call him up to come do it too.

👀

Yeah Eddie and Brian in the centre of the ring chest bumping each other .

You clearly missed them bumping chests at the zoo like two wild apes

This UK club is better than the americans. Brian might struggle finding a dojo

o yeah

You're welcome

Yeah I wanna see the beast in Japan!!!

@@luismartinflores-wm8pp bro it'll be a dream come true if Eddie train, live as a sumo athlete in Japan

@Faizal Pratama bro I literally just subscribed in hopes that shizz actually goes down🤣

99999999%

Yeah million percent lmao

One hunna

Not really...height-wise, he's shorter than "Mountain Man" and weight-wise, that's pretty easy to drop with more lean eating and increased cardio.

@@jmr1068204 He will never do this because he lacks eating discipline.

i've been following sumo for a hot minute now and its super engaging and fun once you learn what to look for. Give it a genuine shot mate!

it was huge back in the late 80s on ch4.

When I traveled to Tokyo few years back, watching a sumo competition there live was easily the most entertaining part of the trip.. totally did not expected that but clearly sumo wrestling is a veeery underappreciated sport.

Co tu podziwiać ??? Że się tuczą jak świnie dla próżnej chwały i w wieku 40lat umierają z powodu serca..... FAKTYCZNIE MEGA CHWALEBNE.....

Same.

its not completely another if u think about it eddies the strongest man in the world not to mention if you saw him swimming he is agile and fast af soo he has every quality to be a sumo champion

@@goodvibesonly4821 you are right, that’s the point. I precticed martial arts many years and the physical skill requirement plus muscle memory to be effective is huge. The fact that, thanks to his past activities, basically Eddie looks almost ready for sumo is great and surprising at the same time. I would really like to see him training and competing in this discipline.

@@Urizen274 bro I would be so hypedd if he decides to try sumo and become a champion it totally suits him and from what we saw he proved to us he can definitely do it obviously he needs to train very hard and it would not hurt to gain a bit more size like he is 185 to get like 10 more kg cause.there is gonna be super huge guys there

It’s the perfect storm. Because strong man translates so well to sumo, and Eddie’s unique build. He would definitely do great

Some athletic adventures are just simply more advance than others. I know there is a lot more to top-level sumo. But compared to many other things, it's not like you exactly you need years of training in. There are US Pro wrestler who went over there and dominated for a few years in the 80s.

Do the impossible

Watching old matches on tv or computer will help him a LOT as well.

@@jimmarshall5453 Midnightsumo on Twitch has 24/7 Sumo

Ye, he's a natural born athlete

Well to be honest its a simple enough sport. However, Eddie is relying totally on brute force. So any technique, has yet to be achieved. Brute force can work -- like in any wrestling -- but it comes at a huge cost in energy. Note the race horse panting.

It's genuinely amazing watching eddie use years worth of honed technique from strongman in a sumo setting. His entire career was specialized towards moving and pulling extremely heavy objects, so has the strength and ability yet lacks training in the human aspect. Eddie learning it would make him a sumo powerhouse.

Hes always so humble trying sports, I really like that.

I know right? i've been seeing a lot of his videos lately and he's super respectful towards other people's' disciplines.

I think he learnt his lesson from boxing, plus sumo involves putting on size and eating a shit ton which eddie loves

same there he impressed me .

Dude! He was dropping people over 110 kilos over him!!

If he could do that to Eddie and the others, imagine what he can do to people of his weight class 😂

that is correct, but the original rules state that there are no weight limitations! In japan one of the crowd favoreites is Enho, only weighing 90 kg and going against 150+kg opponents regularly and beating them. you should check it out

It's also amazing how he is only 100kg. He looks far too tubby lol I wonder how tall he is

Yeah funny, I just imagined Eddie trying to navigate the trains by himself, lol

bro he's gonna be so racist💀💀💀💀

most people in japan will be about half his size in terms of cm and probably a quarter in weight . . wonder how he will deal with a world basically made for children compared to him. hell, the plane flight alone would be problematic, as we have seen before.

@@leonjulca I’ve been over there, I’m 6’ 2" 200lbs. It’s not racism. They are a tiny people, that’s why they all know kung fu, so they can still fight good. Ha ha joking but true. Not joking it was truly amazing walking the streets there. They enjoy seeing big dudes as much as we enjoy being with them. Earth is cool.

Happy to be a translator and guide for him! Just throwing that out there =)

100%... he's a really amazing guy.

Spot on.

Exactly 😂

🤣 True. I'd go for the sumo if I were Eddie. There's serious potential there.

lol

He can forget bodybuilding, he's got some potential in Sumo

He realized he had no interest whatsoever in dieting lol

Aquadude5 Absolutely agree...you could see the joy radiate from Eddie

I dont he is gonna be great if he slims down that much for bodybuilding lol

Strongman is literally the best possible crossover sport to do before getting into sumo. Both are all about moving massive, unstable weights with balance and speed. If he wants it, I don't see anything keeping him from attaining incredible results in sumo. Well....almost anything, there is a kind of super-traditionalist/borderline nationalist element to sumo leagues, but I think that's been improving in the last couple decades.

a real japanese sumo would crush him, although he wouldnt pass the blood test anyway

@@JackgarPrime big guys that know greco roman would be a crazy crossover as well

In a way he's trained his whole life for this.

@@lorddeimosTheGreat yeah, sweatin' it out in the kitchen :D :D

Eddie is still in his prime!!!

Do they ped test in sumo?

they are amateur champs. Actual Pro sumo is a different ball game

Yes, it's amazing and inspiring.

well he did say he was 10x champ so

​@@mysticalbeing8943 right so maybe because he was champ he had great coaching and he just knows how to do it, but then again not everyone who has experienced something can replicate it and not everyone who knows how to do something can teach it

From this short video he seems like a really good guy. Respect.

1min in and I said the exact same thing! What a presence!

Exactly! Wish he was my dad

Have a feeling this is not the last we see of Steve

he came to my school to show us some moves maybe 17 years ago - lovely guy, memorable experience

I always wished they had kept sumo in strongman as one of the events. Was my favorite to watch.

There is no money in sumo and contact sport would just wear him down.

@@Envengerx sumos are richer than strongmen. If you win the official tournaments and have a gold star, you'll be making a lot. Sumo has 6 major tournaments and if you're not injured, and place well, in sure you'll earn more than most strongmen. Of course endorsements not included.

​@@Envengerxa good sumo have about 20k monthly + the extra bonus and this is a tradition, who cares about money!

@@se-qh8cq aren't the only top 2 ranks paid. Is the top rank 20k per month? That seems generous.

Not so crazy if you think about it. Impressive, but not crazy. The guy has won the title of the strongest man on earth so...

I was thinking they were taking it easy on him, but that final round, Deep really looked like he was giving it his all. This is a great video, not just for the skill but because Eddie was seriously enjoying himself. I’d love to see a few more “training montage” videos like he did when he was doing boxing training. He’s have at least one viewer here.

These guys are nothing compared to what real sumo champions look like, don't get the wrong idea. And I genuinely mean nothing...like not even 1% of what the top division sumo are capable of.

its impressive but to be honest tho theres no way eddie beats any japanese wrestlers that are similar weight that arent even champs.

@@anklebreaka03 Is it mainly just the weight difference or the level of technical prowess?

Pues si. es como ver una morsa con barba muy feliz de estar en su hábitat, junto con otras morsas😂

Dont forget he takes PEDs probably cant compete because of that

@@lordbloeckchen332 What you think competitive sumo doesn't use peds?

@@bilogskii2216 not at all but few organizations are as loose about oefs as strongman, doubt tagt he'd pass a test plus he's openly admittedt to it on several occasions

Aye his boxing didn't go very well.

He was hoping that his fighters would take notice of how heavy lifting would make them better

A strongman ? Nuh uh THE strongman

​@@wyldeyouth really? sumotori aren't strangers to putting up extraordinary numbers in the gym

@@ruutjormun2262 listen to what coach says in the beginning. And ofc i understand that they lift weights, that's not what I am saying

Just look at their bodies. They might out weigh him but with huge amounts of fat. Eddie probably has more muscle than 2 or 3 of them combined

​@@jazazo4956true but If he goes to Japan it'll be a whole other story

Amateur Sumo is a drug tested, WADA compliant sport. Eddie has no place officially competing against these individuals.

Wonder what they’d rank in Japan

Well, his strongman training is VERY well-suited for sumo. Pushing cars or pushing big sumo guys.. kind of the same thing.. Honestly I say he'd be competitive.

They won't let him with tatoos

​@@ivanvoronov3871 oh really?

​@@ivanvoronov3871 Eddie can get those removed.

@@ivanvoronov3871 You never heard of sleeves? Not hard to cover tattoos up. There's technology that thought of that.

@@ivanvoronov3871 that wouldnt quite make sense considering Deep has Tattoos?

Definitely, those smiles don't lie.

​@@MdoubleHBxxcite your sources

same with Brian Shaw. hes like a big teddy bear

gentle! -proceeds to smack people to the floor-

'' Prime example for why you should never judge a book by its cover '' bro that is litterally what you are doing... you only know him through youtube videos. I know you got many likes because '' positivity blabla '' but in fact what you say make no sense.

Until he gets arrested for running over another guys car.

@@MdoubleHBxxwow so much hate 😂

​@@MdoubleHBxxI'm sure your lifespan will be shorter than Eddie's.

@@MdoubleHBxx into the asylum you go nuthead.

@@MdoubleHBxx You wish death on him because he eats meat?

Oh shit a vegan

The World Championships are a drug tested WADA compliant event. That would be like Eddie Hall deciding to compete in natural Bodybuilding.

@@CalebHSumo exactly what I thought

​@@CalebHSumo are the championships in Japan (which seems to be by far a biggest compétition than "World championships") drug tested ?

@@CalebHSumo is Eddie not natty? I'm asking because I'm not sure myself

@@seanmckenna6284 Yeah 100%

The eating part won't be hard for him.

@@stampedmetalsword8099 for real man goes to restaurants and orders 3 meals worth of food for himself

Competitions for Japan's sumo are tough it can be as difficult as him attaining the world's strongest title. So it would be really interesting if he tried it out. No layman has ever attempted this beside a few influencer meeting retired japanese sumo wrestlers. We've seen MMA face a sumo before but not someone who is active at the Makunouchi division which is a whole another lvl. Right now Eddie just looks like his facing beginners as even their technique seems pretty rough and they are also pretty light if you compare it to the general Japan's sumo stables.

He might consider doing a few days- just to see what it's like, but he's a strong man first and foremost. Doubt he wants to put on _too_ much weight.

Nah he would constantly make racist jokes like "is that dog".

I was about to comment this, word for word. Definitely want to see more of this.

Indeed was nice to see him in his element

Oh Yeah yeah

That extra weight and static Streangth 💀. If prime Eddie was there my goodness.

He would have moved the building along with those fellows

He would be overhead pressing them

The fun thing is he was 440 pounds and on a s*it ton of roids. Steroids give you insane strength he is rn on lower dosages if he took that cycle again and tried to be a sumo wrestler he would come very far

Imagine him just hydrated.

that's so true

Eddie is on roids calm down bro

Nah he could do alright at amateur competitions but to compete at a high level takes years of skill development, not to mention the top guys in Japan are pretty massive too he wouldn't have the weight advantage there.

@@apache8165 Sherlock Holmes???? 😮😮😮🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

⁠​⁠@@apache8165ur names apache calm down

he'll get destroyed against mid level wrestlers.

The World Championships are a drug tested WADA compliant event. That would be like Eddie Hall deciding to compete in natural Bodybuilding.

@@CalebHSumo Possible that Eddie may just be on TRT these days

@@TL13579 isnt trt still a ped though

​@@deronquaravioustheiv6873 no

If you wanna see more sumō look up some Hakuhō highlights, he’s the greatest of all time.

bruh eddie is on an absurd amount of steroids, I'm sure they have a ban on PEDs.

@@user-rl3nm3yq1r for sure my man. = )) the juice is banned in japan im preaty sure

@@user-rl3nm3yq1r you’re way over your head

The beauty of a strongman, not only strong as fuck but functional as well. These guys are TRUE athletes.

Would definitely watch that. Would love a training camp series in Japan.

Absolutely !

competitive***

@@Danimal77 cheers x

Fully agreed!

Definitely entertaining. I'm wondering if ped use is allowed in sumo though

I guess not otherwise the athletes would look differently. However, really one of the best videos recently!

Eddie's always been my favorite bodybuilding creator for fun videos. I like Doucette for funny and information, Nick and MPMD for info.

this video makes me forget the others. best one hands down

I don't see why he can't do both. This'll do well with his bulk, and he's cutting for a show in late 2024.

I don't think you realize what real sumo is....what you see in this video is literally nothing compared to what real top division sumo looks like. I mean literally less than 1% of what the top sumos are capable of. They'd play around with Eddie like he was a rookie...Eddie would need minimum 3 years of dedicated daily training to even think about being competitive and he's already too old for that

No one actually believes he's serious about bodybuilding lol he's just trying out different things for entertainment, which is why I love this channel haha

@@TheBcoolGuy man’s holding wayyy to much body fat to do a cut in time for late 2024, seems well on paper but much longer process with his current physique and if he’s wanting to try sumo he would wanna hold onto mass

@@anklebreaka03 well I’d fancy his chances better in sumo than bodybuilding, definitely doesn’t have the genetics needed for the sport, whereas he could get to a good intermediate level in sumo with a bit of practice. Would be a stretch to say he could compete in highest level but he would certainly fair better in sumo