Boxer is by far the strongest of the animals on the farm, and only Boxer is able to hold back Napoleon's pack of hounds. Following the Battle of the Cowshed, Napoleon and Squealer tried to paint the outcome as a great victory, but Boxer pointed out that "they have destroyed the windmill. And we had worked on it for two years!" When Squealer claims that they would build "six windmills" and that the farm was theirs again, Boxer replied that they had only "won back what we had before." Boxer's display of disunity was worrisome to Napoleon, and he knew that with the powerful horse out of the way, no one would be strong enough to oppose him. By allowing Boxer to weaken himself on his split heal, his early death would eliminate any opposition to Napoleon. Additionally, by selling Boxer to the "Glue Boiler," Napoleon can gain added income and then further unite the animals by honoring their old friend's memory.
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