To continue on the tomato theme, there is a gross and fantastic term in boxing that I love: tomato can. A tomato can is a boxer who is put into the ring specifically to make another boxer look good. To make a bit of money, aging fighters will fight someone they know they can beat and can knock around for a bit to show they can pack a punch.
Those sacrifi…
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