Pinnaclesports
Well it's the blue riband event of the competitive eating world - the one and only Nathans Hot Dog Eat Contest. An annual 4th July event held at Coney Island, it has been dominated by the two true heavyweights of the COmpetitive Eating World,
Joey Chestnut and
Kobayashi
Kobayahsi is definately the legend having won this tournament 6 times between 2001 and 2006, but Chestnut is the all-american hero who has won the tournament the past 2 years breaking the world record and taking the mustard yellow belt. However last year it was the first event using new ten-minute time limit and first tie and eatoff since 1980. Chestnut and Kobayashi tied for first with 59 in regulation. In overtime Chestnut was the first to finish a plate of five...
Only one confrontation has taken place between them since when Chestnut and Kobayashi went up against each other in another eating contest, this time to determine who could devour the most number of pizzas. Kobayashi beat out Chestnut!
An extract from that said event..
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"I'm a little bummed," Chestnut said after the Pizza Hut sponsored event. "There's nobody I like beating more than him, he pushes me harder than anybody."
Kobayashi won six straight Nathan's titles before being dethroned by Chestnut two years ago, 66-63.
"I wanted to prove that I'm champion," Kobayashi said. "A champion will stand up to any battle."
He said he would go for another Fourth of July hot dog championship and then probably retire. Chestnut will be ready and waiting on Coney Island.
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Certainly it will be a tight affair. Although myself (and a few others on this forum) have won a fair few quid on back Chestnut over the past couple of years, I somehow feel that
Kobayashi wants to retire on top and coupled with his recent pizza eating psychological victory, the value could well be with Kobayashi at 2.19..
Not bet yet, but my gut feeling tells me that Koby could win an historic seventh..
I am also fairly confident that the the 60 hotdogs in 10 minutes should be broken (they tied at 59 last year), but the bookies may have marked the price right at 1.758