This article is about the sports phrase. For the foodstuff, see Canned tomatoes.
In individual combat sports, a tomato can, or simply can, is a fighter with comparatively poor or diminished skills who may be considered an easy opponent to defeat, or a "guaranteed win." Fights with tomato cans can be arranged to inflate the win total of a professional fighter. Similarly, a fighter whose record consists of wins over easy opponents is referred to as a "can crusher".[1]
The phrase originates in the childhood pastime of kicking a can down the street—a boxer is advancing his career with minimal effort by defeating a tomato can and notching a win. "Tomato" refers to blood: "knock a tomato can over, and red stuff spills out."[2]
^"UFC News Archives". 23 September 2018.
^Mary PIlon (18 September 2013). "Tomato Can Blues". New York Times. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
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