Glenn
06-05-2007, 12:31 PM
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http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/06/05/smashing-a-hot-dog-record/
Smashing a Hot Dog Record
By Mike Nizza
One quick way to demonstrate Takeru Kobayashi’s stature in the world of competitive eating is to refer to a fan-turned-peer named Crazy Legs Conti. “To compare Kobayashi to Michael Jordan or Tiger Woods is to slight Kobayashi,” he claimed.
As the 5-foot-7 Mr. Kobayashi chomped and swallowed his way to dominance, the sport rose with him, with 1.5 million people watching on ESPN last year as he set a record at the World Cup of competitive eating, Nathan’s Famous hot-dog contest, eating 53.75 hot dogs and buns (HDB’s).
Joey Chestnut, an upstart American who was only 1.75 HDB’s behind, shattered that record over the weekend at a contest at the Arizona Mills Mall in a Tempe suburb. He put down 59.5 HDB’s in 12 minutes.
The performance, which earned him a $250 mall gift card, brought new hope that an American would end Mr. Kobayashi’s, and Japan’s, grip on the Coveted Nathan’s Famous Mustard Yellow International Belt.
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http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/06/05/smashing-a-hot-dog-record/
Smashing a Hot Dog Record
By Mike Nizza
One quick way to demonstrate Takeru Kobayashi’s stature in the world of competitive eating is to refer to a fan-turned-peer named Crazy Legs Conti. “To compare Kobayashi to Michael Jordan or Tiger Woods is to slight Kobayashi,” he claimed.
As the 5-foot-7 Mr. Kobayashi chomped and swallowed his way to dominance, the sport rose with him, with 1.5 million people watching on ESPN last year as he set a record at the World Cup of competitive eating, Nathan’s Famous hot-dog contest, eating 53.75 hot dogs and buns (HDB’s).
Joey Chestnut, an upstart American who was only 1.75 HDB’s behind, shattered that record over the weekend at a contest at the Arizona Mills Mall in a Tempe suburb. He put down 59.5 HDB’s in 12 minutes.
The performance, which earned him a $250 mall gift card, brought new hope that an American would end Mr. Kobayashi’s, and Japan’s, grip on the Coveted Nathan’s Famous Mustard Yellow International Belt.
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