Aerts annouces his retirement!!

[( o Y o )]

says he will retire when he is 39 :-)

He turns 36 this October.

He also says he expects this years GP winner will be him, Semmy or LeBanner.

http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/k1/headlines/20060602-00000018-spnavi_ot-spo.html

[CentralKickboxing.Org]

You scared the crap out of me!

[Lone Wolf]

Me too.

[Lone Wolf]

Maybe he will be forced to retire early after receiving a brutal beating from Hiraku Hori. LMAO

[LethalSassonic]

I interviewed him 2 months ago, and he told me he will fight 3 more years or retire earlier if he feels he's not as competitive anymore. I think he can fight 4 more years because K-1 matches are 3 rounders...

[Jofeljoh!]

Ouch, the suspense! don't do that anymore!

Looks like a wise decision. War Aerts!

[Powka]

Hah, not funny. False alarm. :)
Well, we have 3 more years, lets wait and see what he says then. Go Aerts!

[Shinbone]

For a moment, I though this can't be true. Aerts is the master!

[( o Y o )]

sorry guys, but the original heading on the Japanese site was something similar. lol

[MZN]

You got me shocked there for a second. I need to mentally prepare to accept the idea that lumberjack doesn't fight anymore when he quits.

edit: doesn't fighting anymore, I was sober when I wrote it :D

[Dado]

Yeah thanks a lot oyo!!!

lol

[HolyRamenEmpire]

I wouldn't want him to retire too soon, but neither do I want to see him retire too late. Maybe another GP win, and a few revenge matches, and a few wins against champs, then retirement. Before he turns 40 sounds pretty fine.

BTW, I'm surprised he thinks JLB will again be in a GP. Is JLB's announcement not to fight in GPs anymore, a bluff or an emotional decision that can be changed with a bit of the salary raise?

[K1power]

Don't scare me like that anymore oyo, lol

[Lord Gaul]

I too was in the scared crowd. Good to know we will have him for a few more years.

[Ookami Shippou]

Scared me

I though Aerts was older, actually

[Cracked_Knuckle]

LOL..prick!! :D