Every Independence Day, Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest takes place. The 2001 event will be remembered as a turning point in the history of the event, as a skinny Japanese man named Takeru Kobayashi stole the show.
The all-time record of 25 dogs eaten before his entry was broken by him. A group of dogs go down the gullet in a short period of time. God bless the United States of America. Or Japan, right? World War II isn't important to anyone. The phenomenon began. He broke his own record three times in a row, and his status grew as a result.
When Nathan's holds the event this year, you shouldn't expect him to be competing for the yellow mustard title. He hasn't done that in a long time. Major League Eating is the chowdown's governing body. This isn't a British Open golf match.
The man who brought all-time intrigue to the event won't be at the Super Bowl. It is hard to imagine a 44-year-old man. I don't know what the prime age is for competitive eating, but there must be some veteran years gone by the wayside.
A 2010 New York Times story states that Kobayashi had a dispute with MLE over the exclusive rights to sign a contract. Athletes were not allowed to make money in other eating events. The contracts gave MLE the right to negotiate outside revenue opportunities. 20 percent of the profits would be used to set up external cash flow.
Both sides agree on the MLE dispute. Competitive eating made its way to the public. So be it, if he wanted to do what he likes, so be it. It's an easy decision to complain about the rules intended to make everything fair and possibly make you rich at the same time. If you sign a contract, you will be able to end Joey Chestnut's reign.
Chestnut lost to Kobayashi twice before the start of his dominance at the Nathan's hot dog eating contest. Chestnut has won every event over the last 15 years but one, a 2015 upset win by Matt Stonie. Stonie was able to eat 62 hot dogs that year. Since his first win, Chestnut has been the winner. The event has a record of 76 dogs, or 6 1/3 frankfurters gulfed per minute.
The 2010 event was not without the Japanese star. Chestnut won easily, but his former competitor was arrested for jumping on stage after the eating had ended. Some say he wanted to congratulate Chestnut while others say he wanted to disrupt the event. The Nathan's showcase back then was more of a problem. All charges against him were dropped in August of 2010
Competitive eating is something that Kobayashi cares about a lot. Want to know if it's true? How important is your brother's wedding when you're double booked? Unless you have another sibling getting married at the same time in another location, which is terrible family planning, I can't think of any. It was more important to eat hot dogs than to see your brother eat his wedding cake. The legend of the Japanese competitive eater is based on that. America's Independence Day is when Kobayashi's brother said "I do" 50 hot dogs were to be eaten in 12 minutes.
TheSolomon Method, a commonly used technique in competitive hot dog eating events, was introduced by Kobayashi at the 2001 event. He ate them all at once. Most people now drink water or lemonade after soaking the bun in liquid.
In his second year refusing to compete in the Nathan's contest, Kobayashi held his own event, eating 69 hot dogs, 7 more than Chestnut did on stage. He continues to host hot-dog related events in Brooklyn on July 4, although his website says he hasn't competed in an official food-eating competition in over a year. Chestnut won his 15th title in 16 years and his greatest rival popularized the method he used to get fame. If Nathan's serves hot dogs, his legacy will continue.
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