Etimología y Historia de throw in the towel

"admitir la derrota," 1901 (inglés australiano), un uso figurado del boxeo. Anteriormente, en el sentido literal del ring, como throw the towel (1907), throw up the towel (1894).

[A trainer] was so impressed by the fact that Sharkey was knocked out that after the sailor was down six seconds he started to throw up his towel to indicate Sharkey's surrender. [news wire account of testimony in Fitsimmons-Sharkey case, December 11, 1896]

[A trainer] was so impressed by the fact that Sharkey was knocked out that after the sailor was down six seconds he started to throw up his towel to indicate Sharkey's surrender. [news wire account of testimony in Fitsimmons-Sharkey case, December 11, 1895]