Tony Hightower: He didn't want to be beholden to the IFOCE, who really overplayed their hand. Competitive Eating isn't like, say, the NFL or something, where there are no other meaningful competition options. Kobayashi wanted to go compete in Japan sometimes, and they told him no. So he quit. LIKE A BOSS.

I am 100% in this group. It me. Kobayashi is the Babe Ruth of competitive eating. He made the game what it is today. Without the Tsunami, Joey Chestnut would still be working a steam table at an Applebee's in San Ysidro.

Love to connect with my people* * folks who love Takeru Kobayashi and hate Joey Chestnut

What did Takeru even do WRONG?

He didn't want to be beholden to the IFOCE, who really overplayed their hand. Competitive Eating isn't like, say, the NFL or something, where there are no other meaningful competition options. Kobayashi wanted to go compete in Japan sometimes, and they told him no. So he quit. LIKE A BOSS.

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