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...Kuhaulua, a 24-year-old from the Hawaiian island of Maui. Of Polynesian-Spanish ancestry, he stands 6 ft. 4 in., weighs in at 315 Ibs. and wrestles under the pseudonym of Takamiyama ("High-View Mountain"). He is the first foreigner with no Japanese blood to be promoted to makuuchi-sumo's big leagues. In all Japan, only 34 wrestlers hold the rank of makuuchi...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wrestling: Dance of the Rhinoceri | 10/4/1968 | See Source »

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