I'm english and watched him rip us to pieces at the rugby world cup (the team in white shirts he ran over as an all black). Total respect due, very humble man and an inspiration.
Jonah was a human wrecking ball on the field & a humble, gentle giant off it. Men who played against Jonah said it was like hitting a solid brick wall. RIP Jonah. Always missed.
Here is the thing about Jonah Lomu - He was massive, he was power and he was speed. You never see all those things in a single person. So those that were fast enough to catch him were rarely big enough to slow him let alone stop him. RIP Legend!!
Onechop Buddy I can definitely see how he made everybody level up. He alone probably pushed the game forward a solid 10 years he was so far ahead of his time.
There are not many people in the world who change the nature of a sport . Jonah was one such a person. His size, speed and ferocity in attack changed the way teams think of defensive patterns forever . R.I.P Big Man
Lomu changed the game of rugby and will always be known as 1 of the best who ever played the game! Interesting fact though, he never scored a try against South Africa!
RESPECT FROM NEW ZEALAND BRO SUBBED 🇳🇿💜 He even got offered a contract with DALLAS COWBOYS after 1995 World Cup and denied to keep wearing the All Black Jesedy LEGEND 🥂
I'll never forget this one really small Scottish or French player wiping out Lomu on the touchline, everyone, including Lomu and the man who tackled him found it really funny.
MightyJosh987 Kia ora! He’s my favorite too! If it wasn’t for him I woulda never got into rugby. Alright I don’t think I I’ve seen it I’ll definitely check it out! Thanks
Its morbid but his funeral was one hell of an emotional send off enough to make aa grown man cry available on youtube another good vlog is derek redmond Olympics 400metres breaking down his farher comes on the track to bring him to the finnish line to the sound track off you raise me up.
The Dallas Cowboys offered him big money to change to NFL. He turned it down. Rugby Union was his greatest love. He played like a juggernaut. Tackling him was like trying to stop an express train. Respected by every Rugby fan of all Rugby-playing nations, grown men thousands of miles away cried when he died. No-one has been able to match him. No-one read the game better.
I love that so many people from the USA are turning on to Rugby Union. If it became your national sport (internationally), you have the athletes to be World Champions within 10yrs. I have played both codes. You guys would be awesome!
🎶Ya can't touch this... 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶 My my my my! rugby hits me, so hard makes me say oh my lord! thank you for blessing me with legs to run and eyes to see... 🎶
At that time there was nobody in rugby that was as big as him that moved that fast. These days his traits are the norm though. Great reaction! You have to check out South Africas journey to the 2019 RWC ota a great story also the 95 SA RWC team! My favorite game is the 3rd test of 2010 between Springboks and the All blacks if you can watch the full game and react that would be awesome. My Boks lost but that game was epic!
L B thanks glad you enjoyed it, I will for sure check out those games. this sport is so much fun I’m really having a good time learning about it, Jonah was for sure ahead of his time I see a lot of him in Greg Inglis and a lot of other players so I can see how deep his influence reaches.
Any sport , his weight / speed ratio would shatter nfl combine records, the best 2020 result for a 4:38 guy was a 238 pounder, thats 30 pounds lighter than Jonah and a fraction quicker. Someone like JJ Watts might have 10 pounds on Jonah but his 40 was 4:70 something not low 4:40's. Dallas Cowboys wanted him for 10 mill signed guaranteed no trial just on his stats in 1996.
Doc Gonzales wow and to be that good at such an early age is a blessing. Genetically just top of the pyramid genes and a passion for his sport that not even 10 million could stop him from playing. that’s a special kind of human without doubt.
Boyd I heard the cowboys tried to give him a bunch of money but a loyal heart can not go astray, he’s loyal to his soil and that says a lot about the legend.
Jonah Lomu loved running over people so much that his own body ran over that kidney disease for such a long time. You need to react to his "Lord of the Wings" video, it shows more of his brute power and blinding speed. He'll run into hordes of people and just keep on trucking. He was beastquake before beastquake was even a thing.
Brendan Parker haha you’re right he ran over people and his disease for a long time, what a true warrior! I will definitely be reacting to more Lomu I haven’t seen his Lord of the Wings video so that’s on the list for sure.
Lomu was the most dynamic attacking back in the history of the game. He probably not the best player of all time but certainly the most exciting player ever.
yeah i'm sure he would have been a star in american football. you could check his funeral where all his ALL BLACK team mates are doing the HAKA, although a bit emotional and sad,
anthony moore yeah he definitely would have took over the American sport too. I’m going to react to his funeral Haka as well I can only imagine how sad and emotional it was.
KurtyFlo Live! You’d have a hard time to find a kiwi who isn’t still a bit emotional about the early loss of this loyal and spectacular player. Although a team sport, we do have some pretty special individuals in the ABs history.
Should watch his personal 2 episode movie on Jonah Lomus personal life on Amazon Prime. Each episode is 80mins long..Just want to remind everyone that Jonah Lomu never played in his prime..His doctors say including his personal Team Doctor said Jonah was only able to play 65%-70% ..i promise you if you watch his highlights now its more amazing..
@@KurtyFloLive its crazy bro because when you watch his highlights and he was at 70% max health wise..just trying to wrap your head around the idea of thinking what if he was 100% during that run he just made? Would he had been faster? Stronger? Mindblowing bro lol! I can't wait for the reaction now lol I got the Bell on so ill be getting the notification lol
vBIGGIE SMOOVE you’re right! He was better at 70 percent than the majority of men at 100 percent. it truly would have been scary to see how far he would have pushed the limits of the sport had he been able to fully compete.
As a big guy, he was difficult to tackle upper body, but was very difficult to tackle on the legs as well. Also very fast. He could run round you, he could run through you (as an England fan I well remember this).
@@KurtyFloLive Cullen is definitely one of the greatest attacking players in the modern era. To my mind he changed the game. He injected himself into the backline in ways that the rugby world had not seen before.
Ria hi thanks for your support! Glad you enjoyed it. Hello from Colorado, your country and the culture are beautiful. I think I did read somewhere that the cowboys offered him a lot of money but he turned it down to stay playing the sport he loved and to me that is really inspiring.
I think Bo Jackson is the best football comparison. Didn't have the longest and fullest career but when healthy the most physically dominant force in the sport
MrJamesjohn123 you’re right! I can definitely see Bo Jackson and Jonah Lomu In the same category, both were far ahead of their time and dominate in their respective sport.
hey brother sorry for the late reply I had to get a new phone but good question, I was an air transportation specialist attached to an aeromedical evac squadron for a majority of it!
About 8:45 . You make the comment that he had to know he was on borrower time. He did. The doctors gave him the choice of living longer hooked to a dialysis machine, or being normal and living a shorter life.
luke mckee I wished I coulda seen him in his prime! From what I could tell he was the most dominate force there was at that time and really changed the way rugby players played.
@@KurtyFloLive well the All Blacks has the best record tbh. That was the best game, Growing up. Always looked forward to The Springboks vs The All Blacks. The hakka challenge and everything to start off with.This one brings tears to my eyes man: th-cam.com/video/RofI37CUC5k/w-d-xo.html. It shows the road we walked after we slumped to an all time low a few years back, to win the World cup last year. I'm subbing your channel man, shot.Rugby means lot to South Africa and we won the world cup for the first time in 1995, the first year after our first democratic election and it was as if everyone forgot about all the racial devision for a moment and just rejoiced together, the same thing happened last year when the cup was lifted by the first ever black captain.
Simple Saffa wow what a remarkable story. thanks soo much I appreciate it! i honestly can not wait to react to the team, the history, and story it all sounds amazing. It’s amazing when sport can transcend the lines of politics and race and make the world a better place. that’s what draws me to this sport really.
luke mckee I agree! He would have been a force in the NFL I could see him being the meanest Defensive end in history. Sorta like a Von Miller but decades ahead of his time for sure if he played in the NFL
Rugby league was where his heart was but the powers that be wanted him in an all black jersey and the money on offer was too much to refuse in comparison to was offered if anything in league.
@@KurtyFloLive rugby league throughout history right up to the 2000's and still hints of it today has always been the oppressed little brother of rugby, rugby league is generally played by the blue collar worker and by people of the lower socio-economic parts of society. I grew up playing both in the 80's and 90's love both games but like Jonah my heart was with rugby league✌😎
This will probably make me unpopular with a lot of New Zealanders, but I don't really care. Reality is we treated him poorly and unfairly for much of his career and I'm not going to lie about that. I always feel bad for Jonah because the NZ sports media and the rugby public were so critical of him, no matter what he did. He got called "lazy" a lot and even after his kidney disease was made public, when it was finally known he'd been sick for years but was still out there trashing most opposition, there were plenty who refused to admit they'd been harsh in judging him and considered it nothing but making excuses. Jonah was expected to win us every game. No other All Black in my memory has been put under the microscope over such a long period of their career like Jonah was. Not even a fraction. Jonah was a freakish athlete, he could do the unthinkable in that era, but he didn't just carry his own weight around, he carried such a weight of expectation upon his shoulders each time he set foot on a field it's remarkable to me that he never completely lost the plot. Jonah is not the GOAT if you're talking best players, his game had plenty of weaknesses and they got exposed. If you're talking GOAT in terms of globally iconic players whose popularity and influence in changing the game exceeds that of anyone else, I can't really think of another player that tops him. There's a reason he's called rugby's first global superstar.
Wow I had no idea he was scrutinized by his own people for being prolific and an absolute phenom on the pitch. The expectation of him preceded him it seems but he must have handled all that so well at the time, in top of being sick which is remarkable. And for me GOAT means both of those things, not one or the other. And if I had to say something, if I wasn’t for Jonah I wouldn’t even had discovered rugby so long after his death he still bring people to the sport because how he played then that makes him a GOAT in my opinion
@@KurtyFloLive Counter offer? I don't believe there was one. No one in rugby union was a "professional" until after the 1995 World Cup. The amateurism ethos was so strong that if a coach was to write a book about coaching he could not collect the royalties. They would have to be given away, usually to his club or local Union.
Rit the Rugger oh how interesting I had no idea, I guess I just assumed when you’re as great as these guys you had to be make some big money somewhere but I get it.
As a South African Springbok, I remember in 1995 (I was 8) - everyone feared this guy. AND THEN we won the world cup against the all blacks. Whoop whoop. haha (P.s - in today's standards, everyone is better than Lomu. He did set the bar back then).
Rene Ranger was a brutal back in the day not as big as Jonah but wasn't shy of collisions th-cam.com/video/9ZK-1ierdlE/w-d-xo.html but by far the one of or the most brutal Union player I would have seen was South African Bakkies Botha th-cam.com/video/RRTTZRtz6kI/w-d-xo.html
Jonah Lomu was a beast of a player, no doubt about that. He is definitely NOT the greatest player of all time though, he's not even the best All Black of the last 25 years. Daniel Carter and Richie McCaw were definitely better players. Saffer here.
Right! He was a beast I sad to see he passed away but I’m glad he paved the way for a lot of players today! The all blacks are always a stacked squad they are super fun to watch!
I agree with what you say. But persons from a non rugby background will always be blown away Lomu rather than McCaw. You really need to know the game to see what loose forwards do. Backs running in space is more obvious.
HE NEVER WAS THE GREATEST , he defense was shit , going backwards was non existend . he could only run over people . thats about it . he weight 115kg while most forwards ind his days weight 110,and the backs weight about 90kg , now all the palyer in the backs push 110 kgs. he would nt make that big an impact now
I'm english and watched him rip us to pieces at the rugby world cup (the team in white shirts he ran over as an all black). Total respect due, very humble man and an inspiration.
Lisa Stygall I agree very inspirational, too sad that he’s gone but what a phenomenal Athlete.
Jonah Lomu is an absolute legend! Here in NewZealand
RIP the legend!
He was a worldwide legend I know zero about rugby but know how much of a legend he was. Absolute mounting of a man and so so fast
Jonah was a human wrecking ball on the field & a humble, gentle giant off it. Men who played against Jonah said it was like hitting a solid brick wall. RIP Jonah. Always missed.
RIP Jonah. You’re right, a True legend and far ahead of his time. I definitely would not want to try to tackle him running at me full speed.
He was, and will always be the man.
Here is the thing about Jonah Lomu - He was massive, he was power and he was speed. You never see all those things in a single person. So those that were fast enough to catch him were rarely big enough to slow him let alone stop him. RIP Legend!!
Thanks for the memories, our Jonah was the greatest and is sadly missed :-(
David Christensen RIP Jonah Lomu The Absolute Legend
His power, strength and speed changed the face of professional rugby..... everyone had to beef up big time
Onechop Buddy I can definitely see how he made everybody level up. He alone probably pushed the game forward a solid 10 years he was so far ahead of his time.
I have always been intrigued by rugby. I see why he’s so great. I enjoyed seeing your reaction.
Hot for Teaching Yes he is definitely amazing at what he does! Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed it as well!
It's the game they play in Heaven.
There are not many people in the world who change the nature of a sport . Jonah was one such a person. His size, speed and ferocity in attack changed the way teams think of defensive patterns forever . R.I.P Big Man
Lomu changed the game of rugby and will always be known as 1 of the best who ever played the game! Interesting fact though, he never scored a try against South Africa!
phillip murray he is a Goat for sure! Crazy he didn’t score on them even once tho!
He never scored against South Africa or Wales
@@bravobase6801 thats because he loved those teams so much how could he..
RESPECT FROM NEW ZEALAND BRO SUBBED 🇳🇿💜
He even got offered a contract with DALLAS COWBOYS after 1995 World Cup and denied to keep wearing the All Black Jesedy LEGEND 🥂
We love Lomu!! Will always be remembered
💯 and may the legend Rest In Peace!
I'll never forget this one really small Scottish or French player wiping out Lomu on the touchline, everyone, including Lomu and the man who tackled him found it really funny.
mafoota haha no way! I wish I could find film of that, I bet it was hilarious.
Kia ora! Jonah Lomu is my absoloute favourite player. You should watch Legends Never Die Jonah Lomu - by Andrew Forde, brings me to tears.
MightyJosh987 Kia ora! He’s my favorite too! If it wasn’t for him I woulda never got into rugby. Alright I don’t think I I’ve seen it I’ll definitely check it out! Thanks
And to reiterate comments here he was a humble person and became an icon for many young people.
May he Rest In Peace!
Its morbid but his funeral was one hell of an emotional send off enough to make aa grown man cry available on youtube another good vlog is derek redmond Olympics 400metres breaking down his farher comes on the track to bring him to the finnish line to the sound track off you raise me up.
The Dallas Cowboys offered him big money to change to NFL. He turned it down. Rugby Union was his greatest love. He played like a juggernaut. Tackling him was like trying to stop an express train. Respected by every Rugby fan of all Rugby-playing nations, grown men thousands of miles away cried when he died. No-one has been able to match him. No-one read the game better.
I love that so many people from the USA are turning on to Rugby Union. If it became your national sport (internationally), you have the athletes to be World Champions within 10yrs. I have played both codes. You guys would be awesome!
loved your reaction, rip to the legend lomu.
Jason Kim thanks! And amen Rest In Peace to the Legend!
🎶Ya can't touch this...
🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶
My my my my! rugby hits me, so hard makes me say oh my lord! thank you for blessing me with legs to run and eyes to see... 🎶
How’s the passing back then? So much cleaner than today’s standards.
If he was running at me full tilt with the ball,id say fuck it,you have it.
Wow such a great reaction fam 😊I enjoyed watching☺️
Onyin Pearl thanks I appreciate the support! Glad you enjoyed watching as well. 😊
Jonah Lomu. He is a gentle GIANT💓
💯 May He Rest In Peace!
@@KurtyFloLive Jonah Lomu lives in every Kiwis heart and thats includes me a fanatic supporter of Rugby games.
@@beningnz Well Said! 👌👌
At that time there was nobody in rugby that was as big as him that moved that fast. These days his traits are the norm though.
Great reaction! You have to check out South Africas journey to the 2019 RWC ota a great story also the 95 SA RWC team!
My favorite game is the 3rd test of 2010 between Springboks and the All blacks if you can watch the full game and react that would be awesome. My Boks lost but that game was epic!
L B thanks glad you enjoyed it, I will for sure check out those games. this sport is so much fun I’m really having a good time learning about it, Jonah was for sure ahead of his time I see a lot of him in Greg Inglis and a lot of other players so I can see how deep his influence reaches.
Easily one of the greatest matches of all time between top tier nations especially.
Aroha-nui bro, Thank you for these reactions
Malcolm Crouch thank you for watching, I’m glad you enjoy them as well!
270+ pounds and a 4:40 approx dash, freakiest combination of speed and weight I've ever seen,
Doc Gonzales yeah for sure! Big, fast, and powerful he was clearly ahead of his time in this sport! 4:40 is crazy speed!
Any sport , his weight / speed ratio would shatter nfl combine records, the best 2020 result for a 4:38 guy was a 238 pounder, thats 30 pounds lighter than Jonah and a fraction quicker. Someone like JJ Watts might have 10 pounds on Jonah but his 40 was 4:70 something not low 4:40's. Dallas Cowboys wanted him for 10 mill signed guaranteed no trial just on his stats in 1996.
Doc Gonzales wow and to be that good at such an early age is a blessing. Genetically just top of the pyramid genes and a passion for his sport that not even 10 million could stop him from playing. that’s a special kind of human without doubt.
Boyd I heard the cowboys tried to give him a bunch of money but a loyal heart can not go astray, he’s loyal to his soil and that says a lot about the legend.
He was a pleasure to watch. Thank u jonah for show casing ur talent t young wingers that came after. But youre the G.O.A.T.
Lomu is will be greatest all Black of New Zealand, respect to him, thanks.
Jonah Lomu loved running over people so much that his own body ran over that kidney disease for such a long time. You need to react to his "Lord of the Wings" video, it shows more of his brute power and blinding speed. He'll run into hordes of people and just keep on trucking. He was beastquake before beastquake was even a thing.
Brendan Parker haha you’re right he ran over people and his disease for a long time, what a true warrior! I will definitely be reacting to more Lomu I haven’t seen his Lord of the Wings video so that’s on the list for sure.
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Thanks so much for the support!
he was massive but also super fast
Right! And that combo changed the game forever
Nice , respectful presentation
Lomu was the most dynamic attacking back in the history of the game. He probably not the best player of all time but certainly the most exciting player ever.
Who’s the GOAT then?
@@KurtyFloLive McCaw is probably the greatest rugby player of all time.
@@KurtyFloLive hey mate another candidate for the goat maybe Colin Meads.en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Meads
@@kelvinbrunton4780 ahh okay great thanks! I haven’t watched him yet so that’ll be a fun one!
@@kelvinbrunton4780 ohh Richie McCraw right? I definitely will watch more of him! I wanna watch all the GOATs on our channel!
yeah i'm sure he would have been a star in american football. you could check his funeral where all his ALL BLACK team mates are doing the HAKA, although a bit emotional and sad,
anthony moore yeah he definitely would have took over the American sport too. I’m going to react to his funeral Haka as well I can only imagine how sad and emotional it was.
Jonah was offered big dollars by US football scouts. He turned them down to continue playing for the All Blacks.
KurtyFlo Live! You’d have a hard time to find a kiwi who isn’t still a bit emotional about the early loss of this loyal and spectacular player. Although a team sport, we do have some pretty special individuals in the ABs history.
@@madamelebuff was 20mil by Dallas from what I remember
Should watch his personal 2 episode movie on Jonah Lomus personal life on Amazon Prime. Each episode is 80mins long..Just want to remind everyone that Jonah Lomu never played in his prime..His doctors say including his personal Team Doctor said Jonah was only able to play 65%-70% ..i promise you if you watch his highlights now its more amazing..
vBIGGIE SMOOVE wow I’m actually just about to film a Jonah video and knowing that he was never 100 just adds to the legend! What a true warrior
@@KurtyFloLive its crazy bro because when you watch his highlights and he was at 70% max health wise..just trying to wrap your head around the idea of thinking what if he was 100% during that run he just made? Would he had been faster? Stronger? Mindblowing bro lol! I can't wait for the reaction now lol I got the Bell on so ill be getting the notification lol
vBIGGIE SMOOVE you’re right! He was better at 70 percent than the majority of men at 100 percent. it truly would have been scary to see how far he would have pushed the limits of the sport had he been able to fully compete.
As a big guy, he was difficult to tackle upper body, but was very difficult to tackle on the legs as well.
Also very fast.
He could run round you, he could run through you (as an England fan I well remember this).
He looked to be completely dominate, I know I wouldn’t want to try to tackle him running down hill at me lol
Jonah belonged to the world not just us kiwis
rip jonah - big love dude
He was an absolute freak athlete. 6"5, 265ibs and could could run 100meters in 10seconds.
💯👌🏽RIP THE GOAT
Very good player for sure, the greatest....hmmn.
At one point it looked like he kicked the ball to himself 😄
Need to check out NZ Lomu's infamous tackle on ENGLANDS Jonny Wilkinson!
Check out Christian Cullens highlight reel,he could pick a hole in backline,and his pace saw him cut through like a knife.
Jonah & Christian were formidable together.
Alright cool thanks he is definitely on the list so that video will be out soon!
@@KurtyFloLive Cullen is definitely one of the greatest attacking players in the modern era. To my mind he changed the game. He injected himself into the backline in ways that the rugby world had not seen before.
@@kelvinbrunton4780 💯he is absolutely brilliant
There was a rumour that he was approached by Dallas Cowboys at one time, not sure if it was true. Thanks for your video. Hello from NZ.
Ria hi thanks for your support! Glad you enjoyed it. Hello from Colorado, your country and the culture are beautiful. I think I did read somewhere that the cowboys offered him a lot of money but he turned it down to stay playing the sport he loved and to me that is really inspiring.
mad to think he was 19/20 and swatting grown men out of the way
jay Aych are that’s crazy! He is a kid essentially making grown men cry lol what a beast
Lomu was born full grown xD
I love you do alot of reations to New zealand churrr my man from america
Thanks! I appreciate you! Shout out to New Zealand too!
He became an All Black at 18.
6 ft 5 and 265 lbs and could run the 100 metres in 10.8 seconds. He was what the kids today call a cheat code.
Brick house with ballet grace.
Right! You said it! Super light on his toes and a power house who can dominate truly a rare combination
I think Bo Jackson is the best football comparison. Didn't have the longest and fullest career but when healthy the most physically dominant force in the sport
MrJamesjohn123 you’re right! I can definitely see Bo Jackson and Jonah Lomu In the same category, both were far ahead of their time and dominate in their respective sport.
Bro question… what did u do in the military?
hey brother sorry for the late reply I had to get a new phone but good question, I was an air transportation specialist attached to an aeromedical evac squadron for a majority of it!
@@KurtyFloLive thats cool bro. thank you for service!! 👏
@@projectpat6793 thank you! i appreciate you!
He could never score a try against South Africa, but he still a great player
Christo Van Graan right! I’ve just recently gotten to know how good South Africa is, that whole squad is lit.
About 8:45 . You make the comment that he had to know he was on borrower time. He did. The doctors gave him the choice of living longer hooked to a dialysis machine, or being normal and living a shorter life.
jonah lomu could run 10.80 seconds at 118kgs or 260 pounds the biggest freak of them all
luke mckee I wished I coulda seen him in his prime! From what I could tell he was the most dominate force there was at that time and really changed the way rugby players played.
He never scored against South Africa though. When he got the ball our players went for the tackle, as if it were their last.
Simple Saffa I hear South Africa is the greatest squad to ever play rugby! What’s a good one I can react to, Ive never watch any of their games?
@@KurtyFloLive well the All Blacks has the best record tbh. That was the best game, Growing up. Always looked forward to The Springboks vs The All Blacks. The hakka challenge and everything to start off with.This one brings tears to my eyes man: th-cam.com/video/RofI37CUC5k/w-d-xo.html. It shows the road we walked after we slumped to an all time low a few years back, to win the World cup last year. I'm subbing your channel man, shot.Rugby means lot to South Africa and we won the world cup for the first time in 1995, the first year after our first democratic election and it was as if everyone forgot about all the racial devision for a moment and just rejoiced together, the same thing happened last year when the cup was lifted by the first ever black captain.
A player to check is Cheslin Kolbe: th-cam.com/video/S8pq3pVrTk0/w-d-xo.html Only 1,71m tall, but one of the best players in the world.
Simple Saffa wow what a remarkable story. thanks soo much I appreciate it! i honestly can not wait to react to the team, the history, and story it all sounds amazing. It’s amazing when sport can transcend the lines of politics and race and make the world a better place. that’s what draws me to this sport really.
Simple Saffa I keep hearing his name so he is definitely on the list!
Pronunciation is Joe Nah Low Moo.
Lol while typing I can hear correct pronunciation in the commentary
i wonder what lomu would of done in the nfl he would of been a real star i think
luke mckee I agree! He would have been a force in the NFL I could see him being the meanest Defensive end in history. Sorta like a Von Miller but decades ahead of his time for sure if he played in the NFL
Jonah turned down offers from the US to stay with the All Blacks for a 10th of the money.
CWB he knew his impact was rugby even tho he was transcendent of any sport as such a powerful figure. His heart was on the pitch.
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allisrevealed233 yeah no doubt. I’ll run that one too! Thanks
yeah rugby was his passion no amount of money would get him away from the game he loved.
anthony moore that’s crazy I bet he would have dominated American football as well but I respect the loyalty!
Rugby league was where his heart was but the powers that be wanted him in an all black jersey and the money on offer was too much to refuse in comparison to was offered if anything in league.
Himalayan oh wow I didn’t know that! I bet to turn down the Dallas cowboy’s offer they musta gave him the island full of money as well
@@KurtyFloLive rugby league throughout history right up to the 2000's and still hints of it today has always been the oppressed little brother of rugby, rugby league is generally played by the blue collar worker and by people of the lower socio-economic parts of society. I grew up playing both in the 80's and 90's love both games but like Jonah my heart was with rugby league✌😎
Yes and his loyalty to the black jersey is apparently what kept him from going to Dallas
This will probably make me unpopular with a lot of New Zealanders, but I don't really care. Reality is we treated him poorly and unfairly for much of his career and I'm not going to lie about that.
I always feel bad for Jonah because the NZ sports media and the rugby public were so critical of him, no matter what he did. He got called "lazy" a lot and even after his kidney disease was made public, when it was finally known he'd been sick for years but was still out there trashing most opposition, there were plenty who refused to admit they'd been harsh in judging him and considered it nothing but making excuses.
Jonah was expected to win us every game. No other All Black in my memory has been put under the microscope over such a long period of their career like Jonah was. Not even a fraction. Jonah was a freakish athlete, he could do the unthinkable in that era, but he didn't just carry his own weight around, he carried such a weight of expectation upon his shoulders each time he set foot on a field it's remarkable to me that he never completely lost the plot.
Jonah is not the GOAT if you're talking best players, his game had plenty of weaknesses and they got exposed. If you're talking GOAT in terms of globally iconic players whose popularity and influence in changing the game exceeds that of anyone else, I can't really think of another player that tops him. There's a reason he's called rugby's first global superstar.
Wow I had no idea he was scrutinized by his own people for being prolific and an absolute phenom on the pitch. The expectation of him preceded him it seems but he must have handled all that so well at the time, in top of being sick which is remarkable. And for me GOAT means both of those things, not one or the other. And if I had to say something, if I wasn’t for Jonah I wouldn’t even had discovered rugby so long after his death he still bring people to the sport because how he played then that makes him a GOAT in my opinion
He could clear 100m quicker than many competitive sprinters
mafoota that’s impressive! Especially since he’s twice the size of American Olympic sprinters at the time.
he was offered a lot of money to play american football but turned it down.
anthony moore really? He turned down an American Football contract? What a legend!
@@KurtyFloLive Yeah. The Cowboys offered $10M.
Rit the Rugger wow 10 million and he didn’t take it, Iwonder how much the counter offer was that made him stay.
@@KurtyFloLive Counter offer?
I don't believe there was one.
No one in rugby union was a "professional" until after the 1995 World Cup.
The amateurism ethos was so strong that if a coach was to write a book about coaching he could not collect the royalties. They would have to be given away, usually to his club or local Union.
Rit the Rugger oh how interesting I had no idea, I guess I just assumed when you’re as great as these guys you had to be make some big money somewhere but I get it.
02:12 just watch him get swatted
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The closest American athlete I can think of for comparison is Bo Jackson. Except that Jonah was taller and weighed more, and was at least as fast. :)
Yeah I agree 100 percent
As a South African Springbok, I remember in 1995 (I was 8) - everyone feared this guy. AND THEN we won the world cup against the all blacks. Whoop whoop. haha (P.s - in today's standards, everyone is better than Lomu. He did set the bar back then).
Joseph van Wyk ahh okay I see lol I totally see what you mean that he was a trailblazer in the way that he set the bar very high for anyone after him.
thanks to 1/2 the ABs spewing during the game , Thanks bookies for the help
Still going on about food poisoning? Right........
Rene Ranger was a brutal back in the day not as big as Jonah but wasn't shy of collisions th-cam.com/video/9ZK-1ierdlE/w-d-xo.html but by far the one of or the most brutal Union player I would have seen was South African Bakkies Botha th-cam.com/video/RRTTZRtz6kI/w-d-xo.html
Just think what he would have been like to tackle in pads
literally nobody would want to tackle this man with pads lol he would have dominated
The LBJ of rugby
Well said! 💯
Trouble was if you concentrated on stopping him there were 14 other all blacks running at you!
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Jonah Lomu was a beast of a player, no doubt about that. He is definitely NOT the greatest player of all time though, he's not even the best All Black of the last 25 years. Daniel Carter and Richie McCaw were definitely better players. Saffer here.
Right! He was a beast I sad to see he passed away but I’m glad he paved the way for a lot of players today! The all blacks are always a stacked squad they are super fun to watch!
I agree with what you say. But persons from a non rugby background will always be blown away Lomu rather than McCaw. You really need to know the game to see what loose forwards do. Backs running in space is more obvious.
HE NEVER WAS THE GREATEST , he defense was shit , going backwards was non existend . he could only run over people . thats about it . he weight 115kg while most forwards ind his days weight 110,and the backs weight about 90kg , now all the palyer in the backs push 110 kgs. he would nt make that big an impact now
THEN AND NOW IDIOT
He was good but hes not the GOAT. that's richie mccaw
I rate Buck shelford better than Ritchie McCraw
Naaah, Good, Yes. Great even. The best of all time? Not after Joost vd Westhuizen tough him how to play in the RWC.
and He could run a 10sec. hundred meters ................ one of the Greats