Joey Chestnut not too long ago took problem with followers of Takeru Kobayashi, saying the Japanese aggressive eater has misplaced his present.
On this planet of aggressive consuming, there are actually solely two names that reign supreme: Joey and Nathan. Nonetheless, regardless that Takeru Kobayashi has apparently retired for actual this time, you may imagine his legions of followers are nonetheless defending him. However for Joey “Jaws” Chestnut, Kobayashi is not the “Tsunami” that he as soon as was.
Kobayashi not too long ago took to social media to present a bit of extra background on his 2024 Netflix showdown with Chestnut, arguing the occasion was a misrepresentation of expertise. “I suggested that the title of the Netflix retirement match be changed from a match to decide the strongest or best food fighter in the world to a competition to decide the strongest hot dog champion, because I thought it would be a distortion of the facts to decide that becoming the hot dog champion would make you the world’s strongest food fighter.” At that Labor Day sizzling canine consuming contest, Chestnut scarfed down 83 canine, simply topping Kobayashi’s 66.
After a fan praised Kobayashi by calling him the “strongest” aggressive eater, Joey Chestnut challenged, “He doesn’t love competition. His fear of losing made caused him to take a break and stop getting better. Kobayashi should stay retired. He will never be champion in any of the foods you listed [hot dogs, tacos, chicken wings, etc.].” In one other publish, Chestnut added, “If he competed against me and other great eaters, I can say with almost absolute confidence that Kobayashi would place 2nd, 3rd, or 4th in every contest. He is a shell of his former self. I think his personal life has taken a toll on his professional life.”
From 2001 to 2006, Kobayashi was the reigning champ on the Nathan’s Scorching Canine Consuming Contest, held yearly each Fourth of July. However when Chestnut got here on the scene, the sport modified completely, finally changing into a 16-time champ with just one 12 months of his streak interrupted.
With Kobayashi retired and Chestnut banned from the Nathan’s contest by Main League Consuming over a “rival brand” dispute, it appears unlikely that the 2 will ever face off once more. On the similar time, Chestnut actually has nothing left to show and he is aware of it. In a single extra publish, he took one other dig at his former rival, writing, “It’s truth. Lol. I really like him. But his crippling fear of losing was the reason he made excuses and stopped. While he was busy making excuses, I was making records in all the foods @FunDoshiyo thinks kobayashi could be a champion at.”
