tomato cans

A form of tomato can — An inferior fighter in the sport of boxing. The insinuation is that an up-and-coming fighter takes on a "tomato can" to burnish his reputation and record.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of tomato can
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APA

tomato cans. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tomato%20cans

MLA

“tomato cans.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tomato%20cans. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tomato cans,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tomato%20cans.

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