Merrily Diop recounts the story of The Rumble in the Jungle, the fictional full-circle of events from the West African perspective and from inside the mind of Muhammad Ali prior, during, and after his world famous fight against George Foreman in Kinshasha, Zaire in 1974. Diop tells the story of African magic by which many Africans still live today. The epilogue concludes with a unique viewpoint regarding Ali's outcome according to Africans. It also depicts the decline of fetishism and animism due to the gaining influence of the western world and Christianity on African culture. It is a must-read for Africans, those who follow Ali or the boxing world, those who want to learn about the mental sport of winning, those who are intrigued with power and those who just want to know more about the African people, their spirit and their lifestyle. It is a story about magic in this world, its limitation, danger and deception. Ultimately it is the story of the one true Power and how He has us always in the palm of His hands.