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- noun slang, boxing, derogatory An
inferior fighter in the sport ofboxing ; The insinuation is that an up and coming fighter takes on a “tomato can” to burnish his reputation and record. - noun slang, boxing A boxer who “
takes a dive ” orloses afight onpurpose .
Etymologies
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Presumably because of tendency to bleed when battered, tomato juice leaking from a can being a metaphor for bleeding.
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