Only 69 men have ever held the top rank at sumo wrestling; by what name is that title known?
Sumo exhibitions. None of these displays is taken into account in determining a wrestler's future rank. Rank is determined only by performance in grand sumo tournaments (or "honbasho"). The six divisions in sumo are: "makuuchi" (maximum 42 wrestlers), "jūryō" (fixed at 28 wrestlers), "makushita" (fixed at 120 wrestlers), "sandanme" (fixed at 200 wrestlers), "jonidan" (about 200 wrestlers), and "jonokuchi" (around 50 wrestlers). Wrestlers enter sumo in the lowest "jonokuchi" division and, ability permitting, work their way up to the top division. A broad demarcation in the sumo world can be seen between the wrestlers in the top two divisions known as
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