He was a big and extremely powerful man with a 100m time well under 11 seconds. Today he would still be a big and powerful man and though his advantage in outright strength might be slightly less, given the way the game has developed, but his speed would remain. read more
Lomu also made an attempt to take part in a charity boxing event in New Zealand called "Fight for Life" 2011, for which he was the intended captain of the rugby union team. It was his intention to fight the main event against former league player Monty Betham. read more
Jonah Tali Lomu was born May 12, 1975, Pukekohe, South Auckland, New Zealand and he went to Wesley College. Lomu burst onto the international rugby scene during the 1994 Hong Kong Sevens tournament. He was widely acknowledged to be the top player at the 1995 World Cup in South Africa even though New Zealand lost the final to the host Springboks. read more