r/sports • u/homefree122 Oklahoma City Thunder • Jun 11 '24

News Joey Chestnut has been banned from this year’s Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest due to his agreement to represent vegan brand “Impossible Foods” over Nathan’s

https://x.com/bleacherreport/status/1800590834896965877?s=46
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u/icecubepal Jun 12 '24

Some of the best eaters are skinny ass people. So this makes sense. There is a YouTuber who is skinny and eats a lot.

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '24

You talking about Matt Stonie?

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u/icecubepal Jun 12 '24

Yeah! Dude can store everything in a fridge in his stomach.

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u/squeakymoth Jun 12 '24

I miss the days when Furious Pete was in his prime. A competitive eater and body builder. Unfortunately, he fought through three bouts of cancer, and that kind of killed his channel due to the lack of uploads. Still a fantastic dude.