"Fireball Kid"
Michiaki Yoshimura
(1926 - 2003)

		Nickname:	Hinotama Kozou (Fireball Kid)
		Birth:	1926/09/19 in Gifu
		Death:	2003/02/15
		Debut:	1954/04
		Organizations:	All Japan/Yamaguchi Dojo (54/04 - 57/03) JPWA(57/03-73/03)
		Last Match:	1973/03/03 in Osaka, defeating Ruben Juarez
		Titles:	Japanese Junior Heavyweight All Asia Tag Team [10] NWA International Tag Team

His pro-wrestling debut was from All Japan Pro-Wrestling Association (not to be confused with Giant Baba's All Japan Pro-Wrestling) in 1954. Soon after winning Japanese Junior Heavyweight title in 1957, he was scouted by JPWA where he became the greatest side-player in the puroresu history. After the death of Rikidōzan, he became one of the four directors to carry on the JPWA. He won the All-Asia tag team title ten times with six different partners including Toyonobori, Antonio Inoki, Kintaro Ohki, etc. as well as NWA International Tag Team title with Giant Baba.