松錦 · Juryo · Nakamura stable · retired
| Highest rank | Juryo |
| Stable | Nakamura stable |
| From | Hokkaido, Setana-gun |
| Born | 1928-12-20 |
| Height | 174 cm |
| Weight | 107 kg |
| First tournament | 194706 |
| Retired | 1960-09-01T00:00:00Z |
The ring name is written 松錦. Taken character by character:
| 松 | pine |
| 錦 | brocade |
These are the dictionary meanings of the characters, not a statement about why this particular name was chosen — that is the stablemaster’s business, and we do not guess at it. How ring names are put together →
Matsunishiki Tsuneichi has fought 212 recorded bouts, winning 98 and losing 114 — a winning rate of 46.2%.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontal force out | 寄り切り | 45 | 45.9% |
| Frontal lift out | 吊り出し | 16 | 16.3% |
| Backward pivot throw | 打っ棄り | 8 | 8.2% |
| Frontal crush out | 寄り倒し | 6 | 6.1% |
| Frontal push out | 押し出し | 4 | 4.1% |
| Underarm throw | 下手投げ | 3 | 3.1% |
| Leg pick | 足取り | 3 | 3.1% |
| Beltless armthrow | 掬い投げ | 3 | 3.1% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sakunobori Someta | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| Kochi Tsuguo | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Maegashio Haruo | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Myobudani Yasuhiko | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Ijuin Daihachi | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Fukunoumi Nanao | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Ononishiki Kisaburo | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Takanishiki Teruo | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| September 1960 | Makushita 12 East | 0–7 |
| July 1960 | Makushita 4 West | 2–5 |
| May 1960 | Juryo 15 West | 2–13 |
| March 1960 | Juryo 12 West | 6–9 |
| January 1960 | Juryo 15 West | 9–6 |
| November 1959 | Juryo 8 West | 5–10 |
| September 1959 | Juryo 14 West | 10–5 |
| July 1959 | Juryo 13 West | 7–8 |
| May 1959 | Juryo 12 East | 7–8 |
| March 1959 | Juryo 16 East | 8–7 |
| January 1959 | Juryo 12 East | 6–9 |
| November 1958 | Juryo 15 East | 8–7 |
| September 1958 | Juryo 6 East | 5–10 |
| July 1958 | Juryo 2 East | 6–9 |
| May 1958 | Juryo 5 East | 10–5 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Matsunishiki Tsuneichi: tournament-by-tournament results, every bout he has fought, head-to-head records against all opponents, a breakdown of his winning techniques, a reading of his fighting style, and his records.