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tomato can

tomato can
 n.— «McBride is, to be gracious, a journeyman. In boxing parlance he is a tomato can. He hasn’t fought anyone, to speak of, yet has kissed plenty of canvas.» —“Nondescript heavies make Tyson interesting” by Dave Hackenberg Toledo Blade (Ohio) May 4, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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