Takeru Kobayashi
Height: 5'7''
Weight:165
Age:27
Origin: Japan
Record: 53¾ hot dogs
Training Technique: Kobayashi expands his stomach for a competition by eating larger and larger amounts of food, and then exercises to ensure that fat will not impede expansion of his stomach during a competition
Other Records: Brats, Cow Brains, Hamburgers, Lobster Rolls, Rice Balls
Joey Chestnut
Height: 5'9''
Weight: 230
Age: 23
Origin: California
Record: 59.5 hot dogs
Training Technique: He is famous for training with cheese fries. He is known to be able to eat over two pounds in 5 minutes.
Other Records: Asparagus, Chicken Wings, Grillled Cheese, Gyozo, Horseshoe Sandwiches, Pork Ribs, Pork, Waffles
Some additional notes...
Kobayashi is the veteran, and Chestnut is the future of the "sport"... Chestnut currently holds the hotdog eating record and Kobayashi has a sore jaw... Chestnut is favored at -145 and the over/under for the winner is 58 hot dogs... i'm going with the American in this one...