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"Boxing" is a song from Ben Folds Five's 1995 self-titled debut album.[1] It was written by Ben Folds.[2] A live version appears on the 1998 album Naked Baby Photos.[3] The song also appears in a solo version by Folds on the 2005 download-only album iTunes Originals - Ben Folds and in a symphonic version with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra on the 2005 DVD Ben Folds and WASO Live in Perth, and in an a cappella version on Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella!.

"Boxing"
Song by Ben Folds Five
from the album Ben Folds Five
Released	August 8, 1995
Length	4:45
Label	Caroline Records
Songwriter(s)	Ben Folds
Producer(s)	Caleb Southern

The song was inspired by Ben Folds' father's love of boxing,[4] and is written from the perspective of Muhammad Ali as he considers retiring from the sport.[4] The hypothetical monologue is addressed to Howard Cosell, the famous sports announcer who covered boxing matches of that era.

Bette Midler covered the song on her 1998 album Bathhouse Betty.[5] Jon Foreman of Switchfoot covered the song on a rare cover compilation only found on the internet entitled Songs By Other Folk.

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