If you ever wondered what happens when a living mountain collides with a mustachioed brawler, look no further than the infamous Taro Akebono vs. Don Frye matchup, a spectacle that made even the most jaded fight fans do a double-take. This was not just a fight; it was a physics experiment gone rogue.
Don Frye vs. Taro Akebono
Let’s set the stage: Taro Akebono was sumo’s first non-Japanese yokozuna, a title so rare there have only been 67 in sumo’s multi-millennial history. At his peak, Akebono stood 6’8″ (some say 6’11” if you ask Frye, who had to keep craning his neck to find the man’s face) and weighed in at a scale-busting 500-plus pounds.