(Mercifully OT) Kobayashi may not hork down dogs on Boardwalk
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- Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:54:44 -0700
Hot Dog Champ In Trouble
AP
Posted: 2007-06-27 15:26:26
Filed Under: Sports News
TOKYO (June 26) - The competitive eating world is already chewing on
this bit of breaking news: The champ may not be able to chomp.
Last year, the 165-pound Kobayashi won his sixth straight Yellow
Mustard Belt at the Independence Day competition in Coney Island,
N.Y., by devouring a then-world record 53 3/4 frankfurters in 12
minutes.
That mark was smashed earlier this month by Joey Chestnut of San Jose,
Calif., who gobbled up 59 1/2 hot dogs and buns at the Southwest
Regional Hot Dog Eating Championship at the Arizona Mills Mall in
suburban Tempe, Ariz., -- one of the qualifying events for Coney
Island.
Chestnut nearly beat Kobayashi in 2006, downing 52 hot dogs and buns
at the contest, which is sponsored by Nathan's Famous Inc.
But Kobayashi, 29, may not be able to defend his title. Earlier this
week, he said on his Web site that his "jaw has abandoned the
frontline" during his training.
"Already I can't open my jaws more than just a little bit," he wrote.
"There's no pain only if I open my mouth about enough for one finger.
More than that is painful and I can't open it."
A specialist diagnosed him with arthritis of the jaw, he wrote.
"To tell the truth, I'm desperate about healing completely before the
July 4 contest," he said, adding that he had begun receiving treatment
at a hospital and from a chiropractor.
On Tuesday, his United Food Fighters Organization said on his Web site
that Kobayashi has found a doctor he can trust and was "creating an
environment in which he can dedicate himself to healing."
"The contest is coming up soon, and we'd happy if everyone kept him in
their thoughts," the group wrote.
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