Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hideaki Yamazaki


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The result was speedy keep. Per WP:SK, nomination withdrawn and no outstanding delete !votes. (non-admin closure) Sam Sailor Talk! 15:57, 19 May 2016 (UTC)

Hideaki Yamazaki

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Non-notable kickboxer who fails to meet WP:NKICK. Also fails WP:GNG since the only references are to fight results.Mdtemp (talk) 15:13, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Withdraw nomination/Keep I forgot to check Combat Press for his ranking. He does meet NKICK.Mdtemp (talk) 17:12, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Martial arts-related deletion discussions. Peter Rehse (talk) 15:38, 12 May 2016 (UTC)


 * Not sure Doesn't the K1 World GP meet WP:NKICK?Peter Rehse (talk) 15:38, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Simply competing at the event, where he lost in the first round, would not meet NKICK. I think that's even more true since K-1 has lost some of the cachet it used to have.  However, he is ranked in the world top 10. Papaursa (talk) 23:24, 12 May 2016 (UTC)


 * Notability should not be an issue for Yamazaki. It says a fighter can be deemed notable if they are ranked in the top 10, and in the final of the K-1 tournament he just won he defeated Noiri, who has been consistently ranked in the top 5 in the world by Liverkick. They haven't updated their rankings since december, but no doubt Yamazaki would be top 10 and probably top 5. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.119.112.47 (talk) 16:50, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
 * That would be WP:Crystalball. We really would have to wait until the rankings come out before that condition of WP:NKICK is met.Peter Rehse (talk) 21:12, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
 * I see. Since Liverkick is being lazy I looked for the site with the most recently updated rankings. Lo and behold May 2016 Yamazaki is ranked #2 in the world. I will update the article to include it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.119.112.47 (talk) 22:23, 12 May 2016 (UTC)


 * Keep I have updated the article using Combat Press's ranking of him as #2 in the world. That's easily enough to meet WP:NKICK. Papaursa (talk) 23:24, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Keep In addition to the fact he meets WP:NKICK, ask anyone who follows the sport closely and they will tell you Yamazaki could beat any featherweight in the world on a good day. To call him non-notable would be an error. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.119.112.47 (talk) 03:07, 13 May 2016 (UTC)


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