Originally Posted by
RisperDawg
According to AI and Reddit, they require different skill sets. On the surface, they look similar though. I've never seen a real sumo match but apparently they last at the extremes 4.5 minutes, so it's a lot of energy really quickly used up rather than over three to four hours. You only have one match a day.
If you think about it, the lateral quickness component makes sense too. In sumo, your opponent wants to push you just as much as you want to push them. In football, your opponent is trying to avoid you, typically.