Grantland.com has an article asking "Can Matt Stonie Bring About a New Golden Age in Competitive Eating?"

August 29, 2013 at 5:12 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Matt Stonie | Permalink * Comments (30)

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  1. Anonymous said

    August 29, 2013 @ 6:13 pm

    When was the previous golden age?

  2. Anonymous said

    August 29, 2013 @ 8:49 pm

    Did you read the article?

  3. Anonymous said

    August 29, 2013 @ 9:02 pm

    Duh, yeah and I’d hardly call the Kobi Chestnut rivalry a golden age. One does not exist in the sham of competitive eating, which is just a fucking circus act. If you really think Chestnut ate almost 14 pounds of ribs last night you are fucking stupid! It is all made up.

  4. anonymous said

    August 29, 2013 @ 9:07 pm

    Seiken weighed the a Katz corned beef sandwich after the contest a few months ago and the actual weight was much less than what he was credited for . I heard when Seiken confronted Chestnut about it his response was ” Good thing nobody listens to you Brian” . What an ass. Its not about listening to Seiken its about scales don’t lie

  5. anonymous said

    August 29, 2013 @ 9:08 pm

    I forget to say what Chestnut was credited for . Not Seiken

  6. ojrifkin said (Registered July 27, 2005)

    August 29, 2013 @ 9:22 pm

    The Katz contest was based on sandwich count, not weight

    http://eatfeats.com/query.php?_table=contests&id=16073

  7. anonymous said

    August 29, 2013 @ 9:47 pm

    Yes but MLE credited Chestnut with more poundage that he actually ate. Check MLE past twitters. I believe he was credited with 11lbs when he actually ate more like 8 based on the weight of the sandwich

  8. Anonymous said

    August 30, 2013 @ 7:37 am

    These comments about credits and weights are simply not interesting at all. OJ links to how the sandwiches were counted, should be the end of these baseless claims. What is the point of all of this except to tear down eaters or an organization and to continue arguing about the details. It isn’t a sport for many reasons but not only because it is more entertainment. It is fun to spin it PR wise as a sport but that is PR. But for counting and how contests are run, eaters should take these things up at the time. After that it is a done deal. To be taken seriously as a sport, imagine if players went to a forum and complained about the refs and tore down their own organizations, dissing their fellow players. Too many details here and no substance. I call foul.

  9. anonymous said

    August 30, 2013 @ 10:16 am

    Ahhh shutup the comment is not interesting because it might have come from Seiken . If it came from Wild Bill or Rhonda Evans you would have agreed with them. Scale never lies . Accept it

  10. Say something for christ sake said

    August 30, 2013 @ 10:24 am

    .” OJ links to how the sandwiches were counted, should be the end of these baseless claims” Thats the problem with this site and the staunch loyalists that think OJ Rifkin word is gold and final. All he needs to do is provide a link for something and that settles everything. Finally someone else beside Seiken stood up to this creep when he got a call from MLE about his butter stunt . It was because of OJ Rifkin sticking his two cents where it doesn’t belong and then providing some dumb link to justify her claim. Why don’t some of you major league eaters say something instead of taking the Kitty Genovese attitude by remaining silent or looking the other way. ?

  11. Anonymous said

    August 30, 2013 @ 10:58 am

    Scales don’t lie, but the results are often either fabricated or come about through haphazard weighing, or inaccurate math. It’s all a sham.

  12. Anonymous said

    August 30, 2013 @ 11:41 am

    Seiken has balls, unlike the majority of others who call themselves competitive eaters. Give them a contest, a little publicity, stick them in a corner, pat them on their heads and tell them they’ve been a good boy and they’re as quiet as a church mouse.

  13. Sieken is mentally ill said

    August 30, 2013 @ 11:41 am

    He should learn how to eat then maybe we all will give a rats @– what he thinks. Its different if he was an onlooker but to be a fellow eater who discredits / bashes fellow eaters just makes him look silly. Sieken cant eat or write so maybe he should pick a different hobby.

  14. Steel Gonads said

    August 30, 2013 @ 12:15 pm

    Brian Seiken has the balls to tell things as they are.

  15. beautifulbrian said

    August 30, 2013 @ 12:48 pm

    Thank you to the select few that came to my defense. Years ago everyone would have come to my defense but people change . OK maybe much of the disrespect is due in part to my eating ability. I can appreciate that. But there are very very few 53 yr old comp eaters on the circuit today and every contest could be a risky health factor for me which is why i am selective on where and when i compete. Sure if i was 21 like Matt or 28 like Chestnut and some of the others i would take risks engage in practices get better but even just one practice can be detrimental to your health. Just wait till you reach my age smartass and then lecture me about the fundamentals of eating. There is a huge difference between starting out in the sport at 37(me) as opposed to 21+. Lets see how you feel when you reach my age. You will be strutting a different fuckin tune i guarantee it ! Oh one more thing 11:41 before you accuse take a good look at yourself. For starters learn to spell my name right first . Dumbass

  16. Anonymous said

    August 30, 2013 @ 1:25 pm

    Brian Seiken has balls, maybe. That’s it.

  17. Seiken Sucks said

    August 30, 2013 @ 2:15 pm

    So leave MLE if you know your health is at risk an you cant compete in most contest. You can probably beat most non pros and your correct, most Top 25 competetive eaters will not be competing at 53 because they have enough sense to get out of the sport before 40 years and they also wouldnt jump on facebook at 53 yrs old and bash young eaters to prove something . No wonder Joey didnt want to shake your hand. Take a tip from Rich Lefevre, he still eats and doesnt stoop to your level. We respect him , we dont respect you – MLE Eater

  18. anonymous said

    August 30, 2013 @ 3:52 pm

    he will get out when he’s good and certainly not when a dumb shit like yo u tells him to

  19. Anonymous said

    August 30, 2013 @ 4:39 pm

    Good and ready will still be posting here when he is out and telling us whatever because good and ready never ever quits the posting and listens to not one person except himself. We can all try though. Rich Lefevre is the legend Seiken never was but is respected not only for his eating but for having the kind of character that has earned respect. Badlands Booker likewise, the list goes on and on. I guess now Seiken counts as those who came to his defense (?) his hated anonymous or made up names. Let us see someone come to his defense using his so called criteria, a real name. Name one, come on here and write a testimonial to BS, I will be waiting until eternity. And even if ONE person came on here, that does not make a chorus. The chorus speaks, it’s a democracy, BS is BS.

  20. anonymous said

    August 30, 2013 @ 4:50 pm

    Amen 4:39. Not one person with a real name will defend the BS.

  21. Ron Koch said

    August 30, 2013 @ 5:36 pm

    Anonymous 4:39. I will come to Brians defence. Ive read his web page for years.Sometimes he would write some stuff that would annoy me, but so what. I still go on to his site, and I still enjoy reading it.I consider Brian a friend and a damn good reporter.He tells it like it is and dont play games.

  22. Anonymous said

    August 30, 2013 @ 5:45 pm

    Brian Seiken is okay in my book! Leave the guy alone!

  23. anonymous said

    August 30, 2013 @ 8:13 pm

    439 you can bitch and moan about the guy but hes still more of a man than you because YOU are still an anonymous pussy

  24. Anonymous said

    August 30, 2013 @ 8:40 pm

    If anyone is gonna call out Brian Seiken, they’d better first get some cajones!

  25. Perry White said

    August 30, 2013 @ 8:51 pm

    Who needs Brian to report anything when Eatfeats does such a superior job.

  26. anonymous said

    August 30, 2013 @ 8:56 pm

    Not one eater with a real name will ever degrade themselves by posting on this pathetic blog that breeds nothing but hate. Does that answer your question 450?

  27. Anonymous said

    August 30, 2013 @ 11:10 pm

    It would be easier to just start with the ranking listing and name those who have never commented because many many have over the years and under their own names. So while Sonya isn’t one of them Joey, Pat, Stonie, it goes on and on. And that is only MLE.

  28. anonymous said

    August 30, 2013 @ 11:55 pm

    Seiken can go on google under an assumed identity and get the same stuff OJ gets. Seiken can also infiltrate FB and Twitter pages under an assumed identity . OJ Rifkin and eatfeats do absolutely nothing for the sport but cause misery dissension and bitterness.

  29. Anonymous said

    August 31, 2013 @ 12:20 pm

    Seiken could do a lot of things and he does and he doesn’t. He does exactly what he claims eatfeats does, he is the one who causes the dissension. OJ Rifkin and eatfeats do nothing underhanded in gathering material and publishing it. Seiken could do that too but he doesn’t. What eatfeats does do which is mysterious and puzzling is that he will not reveal his identity. But that is not what causes dissension. He provides something for the competitive eating community and Seiken hates what now isn’t even competition for him. He is so outclassed and also has so alienated people that hardly anyone gives him any information whatsoever because he is not to be trusted. His idea of telling it like it is is so far in outer space and confused. Who is he really? Someone who along with many others began in competitive eating a long time ago. What did he do even back then? He started with good intentions but behaved like a spoiled child when he didn’t get what he wanted or thought he deserved. So his reputation was declining almost from the beginning. The old hey it is just Brian no longer applies. MLE wants to get rid of him totally. That is the real scoop.

  30. beautifulbrian said

    August 31, 2013 @ 2:40 pm

    1220 I want to thank you for providing me with all this undeserved attention. Unfortunately like most of the comments about me which spew lies and fabricated bullshit, there is not one drop of truth in your incredibly delusional remark . Keep up the bad work . The more you write the more it inspires me

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