Takeru Kobayashi

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I wonder when eating has became a sport.
One of the Hall of famer of eating, Takeru Kobayashi who won the Hot Dog eating competition 6 times in a row, recently gave up on the world record at a fruitcake eating competition.

Link: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2008/12/26/2008-12-26_former_hotdog_eating_champ_takeru_kobaya.html

Check out the MLE (Major League Eating) official website.