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Hot Dog Champ Kobayashi Learns How to Box

Competitive eater Kobayashi steps in to boxing coach, Eric Kelly's world and (attempts to) learn how to box.

Kobayashi is the most famous professional eater in the world. Eric Kelly is the most colorful boxing instructor in Brooklyn. They're an unlikely pair whose unlikely bond was cemented this past summer when Kobayashi taught Eric Kelly how to eat hot dogs competitively. Now, Kobayashi steps into EK's world and (attempts to) learn how to box.