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The word comes from the below sentence which is said by a frightened boxer who was going to box with his very strong opponent.

なんとか打たれずしてすんなり負ける方法はないものかねえ!

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「なんとか打{う}たれずしてすんなり負{ま}ける方法{ほうほう}はないものかねえ！」

The pattern:

「[Noun] + は + ないもの + かね/かな/だろうか, etc.」

is an informal expression meaning:

"I wonder if there really is no [Noun]"

The noun phrase here is 「なんとか打たれずしてすんなり負ける方法」, meaning "way to lose easily without getting punched somehow".