User blog comment:TsurugiFan16/Most Strongest Player V2/@comment-4703969-20120519163446

Close from first glance, but when I look at it properly...

For the sake of comparing an IE player to an IE GO player, I'll be using their stats from the GO game.

Let's see...Tachimukai has a catch stat of 155 and Nishizono has a catch stat of 143, making Tachimukai the physically stronger GK. As explained in my Suzuno vs Nagumo vote, you can't just look at their stats, but how well they can do in a specific position. Tachimukai is Wood, giving him a MAJOR disadvantage since most FWs are Fire, and Nishizono is Earth, giving him a major advantage over Fire FWs. No Fire Keshin shoot in the GO game will break through Nishizono's Majin The Hand (not even Gouenji's Bakunetsu Storm ;)).

It's true that Tachimukai created the strongest Wood catch in the series (Maou The Hand), however, Nishizono created the strongest GK keshin in the GO game (even surpassing Kenou Kingburn B). Yes, Tachimukai helped him create that keshin, but it was Nishizono's sheer power that brought it out in the end.

Let's not forget that Nishizono has good technique and stamina + a dribble waza (Sky Walk), so he can play as a MF. He also has the second highest block stat in all of Raimon (GO), only losing to Amagi.

Vote goes to Nishizono Shinsuke.