Hot-Dog eating champ sidelined!!!!
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Arthritic jaw plagues hot dog eating champ
Six-time winner of Coney Island’s 4th of July competition may not compete
TOKYO - The competitive eating world is already chewing on this bit of breaking news: The champ may not be able to chomp.
Takeru Kobayashi of Japan, the six-time champion of the annual Fourth of July hot dog eating contest, may be sidelined for next week’s event by an arthritic jaw.
Last year, the 165-pound Kobayashi won his sixth straight Yellow Mustard Belt at the Independence Day competition in Coney Island, N.Y., by devouring a then-world record 53¾ frankfurters in 12 minutes.
That mark was smashed earlier this month by Joey Chestnut of San Jose, Calif., who gobbled up 59½ hot dogs and buns at the Southwest Regional Hot Dog Eating Championship at the Arizona Mills Mall in suburban Tempe, Ariz., — one of the qualifying events for Coney Island.
Chestnut nearly beat Kobayashi in 2006, downing 52 hot dogs and buns at the contest, which is sponsored by Nathan’s Famous Inc.
But Kobayashi, 29, may not be able to defend his title. Earlier this week, he said on his Web site that his “jaw has abandoned the frontline” during his training.
“Already I can’t open my jaws more than just a little bit,” he wrote. “There’s no pain only if I open my mouth about enough for one finger. More than that is painful and I can’t open it.”
A specialist diagnosed him with arthritis of the jaw, he wrote.
“To tell the truth, I’m desperate about healing completely before the July 4 contest,” he said, adding that he had begun receiving treatment at a hospital and from a chiropractor.
On Tuesday, his United Food Fighters Organization said on his Web site that Kobayashi has found a doctor he can trust and was “creating an environment in which he can dedicate himself to healing.”
“The contest is coming up soon, and we’d happy if everyone kept him in their thoughts,” the group wrote.
Arthritic jaw plagues hot dog eating champ
Six-time winner of Coney Island’s 4th of July competition may not compete
TOKYO - The competitive eating world is already chewing on this bit of breaking news: The champ may not be able to chomp.
Takeru Kobayashi of Japan, the six-time champion of the annual Fourth of July hot dog eating contest, may be sidelined for next week’s event by an arthritic jaw.
Last year, the 165-pound Kobayashi won his sixth straight Yellow Mustard Belt at the Independence Day competition in Coney Island, N.Y., by devouring a then-world record 53¾ frankfurters in 12 minutes.
That mark was smashed earlier this month by Joey Chestnut of San Jose, Calif., who gobbled up 59½ hot dogs and buns at the Southwest Regional Hot Dog Eating Championship at the Arizona Mills Mall in suburban Tempe, Ariz., — one of the qualifying events for Coney Island.
Chestnut nearly beat Kobayashi in 2006, downing 52 hot dogs and buns at the contest, which is sponsored by Nathan’s Famous Inc.
But Kobayashi, 29, may not be able to defend his title. Earlier this week, he said on his Web site that his “jaw has abandoned the frontline” during his training.
“Already I can’t open my jaws more than just a little bit,” he wrote. “There’s no pain only if I open my mouth about enough for one finger. More than that is painful and I can’t open it.”
A specialist diagnosed him with arthritis of the jaw, he wrote.
“To tell the truth, I’m desperate about healing completely before the July 4 contest,” he said, adding that he had begun receiving treatment at a hospital and from a chiropractor.
On Tuesday, his United Food Fighters Organization said on his Web site that Kobayashi has found a doctor he can trust and was “creating an environment in which he can dedicate himself to healing.”
“The contest is coming up soon, and we’d happy if everyone kept him in their thoughts,” the group wrote.
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I suppose those who are engaged in the "competitive eating" contests will one day soon petition the IOC to have their "sport" added as an event at the Olympics
What would be interesting to see is the post eating competition conduct of the competitors. Do they run to the nearest bathroom and "purge" their stomachs; or do they digest the food they have eaten and dispose of it over the next few days "naturally"
I also wonder if there are "official rules" for the eating competitions that dictate what each competitor must do or not do in the hours/days before a competition, during the competition and in the hours/days after a competition. If so, it would be interesting to see the rule book.
now what will i do on July 4th????
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I contend that if Americas fattest most sloth like citizens were motivated to get their couch potato butts involved they would crush yingming between their cankles without breaking a sweat.
<< <i>eating isn't a sport, its survival.
I contend that if Americas fattest most sloth like citizens were motivated to get their couch potato butts involved they would crush yingming between their cankles without breaking a sweat. >>
Have you seen some of that fat ogres in this competition? The one guy was nearly 600lbs and couldn't eat half of the dogs this little feller ate. It's stupid to me (an eating contest), but this guy does actually have to train his body to contend with the food by stretching his stomach. He also has to tip his head back and take that dog like a porn star, an art I'm not comfortable with trying to perfect. I have seen some of the stuff this guy crams to prepare and it's beyond amazing. And he's so small compared to many who compete. Again, eating is not what I'd consider a sport but if drinking ever is... Nike better come knocking down my door with endorsements.
<< <i>I have seen some of the stuff this guy crams to prepare and it's beyond amazing. >>
Can he eat fifty eggs?
Luke: I can eat fifty eggs.
Dragline: Nobody can eat fifty eggs.
Society Red: You just said he could eat anything.
Dragline: Did you ever eat fifty eggs?
Luke: Nobody ever eat fifty eggs.
Prisoner: Hey, Babalugats. We got a bet here.
Dragline: My boy says he can eat fifty eggs, he can eat fifty eggs.
Loudmouth Steve: Yeah, but in how long?
Luke: A hour.
Society Red: Well, I believe I'll take part of that wager.
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<< <i>I have seen some of the stuff this guy crams to prepare and it's beyond amazing. >>
Can he eat fifty eggs?
Luke: I can eat fifty eggs.
Dragline: Nobody can eat fifty eggs.
Society Red: You just said he could eat anything.
Dragline: Did you ever eat fifty eggs?
Luke: Nobody ever eat fifty eggs.
Prisoner: Hey, Babalugats. We got a bet here.
Dragline: My boy says he can eat fifty eggs, he can eat fifty eggs.
Loudmouth Steve: Yeah, but in how long?
Luke: A hour.
Society Red: Well, I believe I'll take part of that wager. >>
Great show...
Not sure if he can eat 50 eggs, but I assume he can if he can down 50 dogs with buns. Man, the smell of one chicken a$$ and composite link makes me sick. How the hell does someone eat 50?
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<< <i>Only in America can a glutton like this guy be idolized, and a 'sport' of overeating be televised. >>
Actually he's more idolized in Japan, where he's from. They also have competitive eating there, as well as in other countries. I'm uncertain if they televise competitions there or not, but I don't think they are worthy of televising them anywhere. We have around 300 channels to choose from, so I guess competitive eating can be on one of them.