Lopez wasn’t aware Muhammad Ali was at Hi Corbett
Source: Tucson Citizen - Jun 3, 2012 at 1:05 PM
Muhammad Ali watched the game from behind the Louisville dugout. ESPN3.com screenshot
Muhammad Ali was in attendance for the Arizona-Louisville game on Saturday night — not that Wildcats coach Andy Lopez noticed.
Ali, a Louisville native who lives in Scottsdale, sat behind the Cardinals dugout and stayed for several innings. UA used a five-run third inning to take control, winning 16-4.
“I did not know that,” Lopez said when asked in the postgame press conference if he had been aware of Ali’s presence.
“I wish I had known that. … He was someone I really like to watch fight. He was unbelievable. My uncle was a lightweight champion of Mexico. One of
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