EPTJuly 4th - Hot Dog Eating contest - Page 3
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LoveXPn
United States74 Posts
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SoLaR[i.C]
United States2969 Posts
On July 05 2011 02:49 LoveXPn wrote: Apparently Koba ate 69 breaking the world record. Too bad it wasn't Official. I've heard that it's fake. | ||
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Gescom
Canada3397 Posts
Would be quite amazing if it was true. | ||
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taLbuk
Madagascar1879 Posts
its so stupid he can't compete | ||
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BlackJack
United States10498 Posts
How do you mean? Like they lied about the number he ate or the hot dogs that he ate were different or smaller? I agree that it can't be considered a world record since there are unknown variables. | ||
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Steel
Japan2283 Posts
He is a hero. | ||
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Xevious
United States2086 Posts
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MageSoren
United States53 Posts
http://offthebench.nbcsports.com/2011/07/04/kobayashi-beats-chestnut-unofficially-in-weiner-war/ http://newyork.ibtimes.com/articles/174101/20110704/kobayashi-takeru-hot-dog-contest-world-record-broke-manhattan-new-york-rooftop.htm Found a video of Kobayashi eating 69 hotdogs. Albeit it may not be a full length video, it's still better than nothing. | ||
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Grobyc
Canada18410 Posts
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BlueBird.
United States3889 Posts
On July 04 2011 12:39 Ryuu314 wrote: That's retarded. I wouldn't even know that competitive eating exists if it weren't for him and I'm sure that's true for a good portion of the public. It's like if MLG banned Boxer from participating because their sponsors decides Boxer is retired. Pretty retarded imo. Doesn't matter if he hasn't been winning. He's still one of, if not the most famous/influential eaters out there. To be fair MLG does control their halo players, they can't enter other events on those weekends if they want to be an mlg sponsored player. Of course, there are no other halo events -_-, so these contracts are not really around anymore as far as I know. They have never barred someone from an event for not signing a contract, and no one has ever turned down a contract as far as I know. | ||
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eggs
1011 Posts
On July 05 2011 14:42 BlueBird. wrote: To be fair MLG does control their halo players, they can't enter other events on those weekends if they want to be an mlg sponsored player. Of course, there are no other halo events -_-, so these contracts are not really around anymore as far as I know. They have never barred someone from an event for not signing a contract, and no one has ever turned down a contract as far as I know. the analogy is different. Kobayashi competes primarily in Japan. the MLE contract is not a big deal for all the American eaters because they just enter other American MLE events throughout the year. this would be like MLG forcing players from Asia and Europe to sign 1 year exclusive contracts to only play at MLG events if they want to compete at any MLG event, and also making them drop any sponsors that are not partners of MLG. sure, it might be nice for American players, especially Halo, where they only really compete in MLG events year-round anyways. but when the best players of games like SC2 or Tekken are from all around the world that compete primarily in their home countries, it kills the level of competition. | ||
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Emporio
United States3069 Posts
On July 05 2011 14:42 BlueBird. wrote: To be fair MLG does control their halo players, they can't enter other events on those weekends if they want to be an mlg sponsored player. Of course, there are no other halo events -_-, so these contracts are not really around anymore as far as I know. They have never barred someone from an event for not signing a contract, and no one has ever turned down a contract as far as I know. Not being allowed to enter other events on the same weekend makes a lot of sense though. I would have no problem with other big tournaments having the same rules. | ||
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