I actually have a weird fascination with sumo, and watch it quite a bit. They often look like overweight slobs, but these guys have scary deceptive strength, and they are extremely skilled at using lower body strength and leverage. [Reply]
I suppose it’s possible in the same way that sometimes
An NFL team can take a dude that only played basketball and turn him into a stud football player, but those are few and far between (guys that only played another sport and transitioned to a NFL player). Off the top of my head the biggest issues would be dealing with speed rushers with moves and developing the stamina to play an hour. Most Sumo matches are like a couple of minutes at longest. [Reply]