Paul Simon gave a fitting tribute to Muhammad Ali Friday night – pausing in the final verse of singing the 1969 hit “The Boxer” to tell the crowd that “the Greatest” had died.

Paul Simon gave a fitting tribute to Muhammad Ali Friday night – pausing in the final verse of singing the 1969 hit “The Boxer” to tell the crowd that “the Greatest” had died.

Paul Simon interrupted a performance of his hit song "The Boxer" Friday night to break the news of Muhammad Ali's death. The singer was in concert at the Greek Theater in Berkeley, CA.

Paul Simon has written some of the greatest and most enduring songs of the 20th century: The Sound Of Silence, Bridge Over Troubled Water, The Boxer, Homeward Bound, America. It is a long list. Simon ...