The Jakarta Post has an interview with Takeru Kobayashi in English. He says that his peak year for Japanese competitive eating income was 2001, when he earned about $250,000. He also says he has landed an endorsement deal with Nike and that he has no plans to retire.

September 30, 2015 at 11:11 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Indonesia, Kobayashi (小林尊) | Permalink * Comments (3)

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  1. Anonymous said

    September 30, 2015 @ 11:24 am

    Shit imagine the money the league would have made of the Nike deal and happily paid Kobi peanuts.

  2. anonymous said

    September 30, 2015 @ 12:22 pm

    How is Kobi any different from what MLE had, which was Joey? Well, maybe with the rivalry between Joy and Kobi. Was Pat/BOB vs.Joey just as good though?

  3. Not Allen said

    September 30, 2015 @ 1:45 pm

    Who needs Kobayashi when you can have Seiken vs. Chestnut?

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