James "Bonecrusher" Smith worked as a prison guard. Tony Thornton, "The Punching Postman", was a postal service worker. A pretty damned good fighter too, unlucky to share the era with a lot of big names and very talented fighters.
Mark DeLuca - barber and Marine Corps. reservist Sean Mannion - Construction worker Jose Antonio Rivera - Manual Labor/construction
The fact that Manny Pacquiao can be a Colonel in ANYBODY’S Army, with a reputed 3rd grade education, is downright negligent. 25 years in, with the appropriate education, and I will retire as a Major.
Too bad they didn’t fight each other. They could have raised plenty of money at the Guns & Hoses fundraiser.