Usually means: Ineffective opponent in sports competitions.
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  1. tomato-can: Wordnik
  2. tomato can: Wiktionary
  3. Tomato can (sports idiom), Tomato can: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. tomato can: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. tomato can: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (tomato can)

noun:  (slang, boxing, derogatory) 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.
noun:  (slang, sports) By extension, an opponent who presents little challenge.
noun:  (slang, boxing) A boxer who takes a dive, or loses a fight on purpose.

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