Okonkow was well_known throughout the nine villages.he was tall and huge.he had a very dark complexion,a wide nose and bushy eyebrows which gave him a fierce look.At the age of 18 hé won a wrestling match against amalinze the cat.amalinze was the greatest wrestler of the Time.He was called the cat because his back never touched the earth .it IS this man whom okonkow threw to thé ground 20 years ago