The Boxer Simon & Garfunkel Lyrics Music #simonandgarfunkel #pop #music #lyrics #classic #fyp #follower #everyone #highlights "The Boxer" is a song written by Paul Simon and recorded by the American music duo Simon & Garfunkel from their fifth and final studio album, Bridge over Troubled Water (1970). The song is a folk rock ballad that variously takes the form of a first-person lament as well as a third-person sketch of a boxer. The lyrics are largely autobiographical and partially inspired by