In 2009, the last time the rivals faced off, Chestnut ate a then-record 68 hot dogs and Kobayashi ate 64½.
It's been more than a decade since Competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi last took the stage at the Nathans Forth of July hot dog eating contest, and he says he will never return. Joey Chestnut doesn’t compete in the annual Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest so much as he owns it.
Takeru Kobayashi, the six-time champion at the Nathan’s contest and Chestnut’s last serious rival, will be in Japan with his six Mustard Belts – awarded annually to the contest winner – and self-belief.But since 2010, he has refused to compete in the Super Bowl of competitive eating after a contract dispute with Nathan’s and Major League Eating, the professional circuit where the two rivals could have taken their eating revelry across the country.
“I would love to,’’ he said. “Maybe we’ll go to Qatar this year for the World Cup and do something there.’’ During an interview last week, Kobayashi said he likely will compete again but isn’t sure when or where. While filming for a recent documentary, Kobayashi said, he devoured more than 30 hot dogs in a few minutes without having trained. He also said since leaving Nathan’s, he has competed in many contests and vanquished every challenger.
Chestnut clearly thinks otherwise. In his third appearance at Nathan's contest, Chestnut dethroned Kobayashi and won the next two contests before Kobayashi's contract dispute.
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