London, Aug 1 — Actor Tom Hardy has agreed to fight boxer David Haye, also known as Hayemaker in the ring, as long as the money raised by the match goes to charity.

The 34-year-old actor, who played a cage fighter in 2011 movie, "Warrior" wants the money to go to charitable trusts like Heroes, the Prince's Trust, Breakthrough Breast Cancer, Bowel Cancer Research and homeless charity FLACK, reports thesun.co.uk.

"''I've never fought a professional heavyweight, it'll be an experience. I would obviously prefer my first professional fight to be against someone in my weight category but hey-ho!," Hardy said.

Hardy is busy shooting a TV documentary in Congo,Africa but plans on taking up the match as soon as he is back.

"Hardy v Hayemaker? No problem. Let me take my make-up off first. I'll fight him as soon as I get back from the Congo with my mates if he wants," he said.

Let's set aside Michael Phelps' two relay medals in the 2012 London Olympics and take a look at his performances in the individual events.

Phelps, who has captured two medals in the 4x100 freestyle relay and 4x200 freestyle relay this summer, hasn't been as impressive in the 400-meter individual medley and the 200-meter butterfly.

After placing fourth in the 400-meter individual medley and seeing teammate Ryan Lochte capture the gold medal on Saturday, Phelps had the lead over South Africa's Chad Le Clos on Tuesday in the 200-meter butterfly before Le Clos overtook him in the final stretch.

Phelps ended up with the silver medal (1:53.01), flinging his cap to the side in the process, and everyone—including Le Clos—tried to grasp what had just happened.

This is not meant to bag Phelps, of course. He has the most medals in Olympic history with 19 (including 15 gold) and he's the greatest swimmer of all time.

On the other hand, you wonder what would have happened this summer if Phelps didn't have his teammates. He admitted losing focus after the 2008 Beijing Olympics and his times back that up.

For example, in the 200-meter butterfly four years ago, Phelps set the world record with a time of 1:52.03. Even in 2009, he broke his own record with a time of 1:51.51.

Then something happened.

Phelps recorded a 200-meter butterfly of 1:54.11 in the 2010 Pan Pacific Championships, as well as a time of 1:53.34 in the 2011 World Championships.

So while Phelps steadily improved after an uncharacteristic performance in the event in 2010, he obviously didn't recover enough when he lost the lead to Le Clos on Tuesday.

The reality is, this is the perfect Olympics for Phelps to retire because a slide would be expected if the 27-year-old continued to swim for much longer. His loss to Le Clos was evidence enough.

Will Phelps win an individual gold medal this summer? There's always a chance, given his supreme talent level.

But it's evident that he should retire while he's still on top after the 2012 Summer Games.

Bar Rafaeli looks good during a recent photoshoot in London. She tweeted images of herself in a oh so sexy catsuit. Remember not to drool on your keyboard.

Article by: PAUL WALSH , Star Tribune

An Oakdale high school senior is being prevented from bringing his chosen date -- a porn actress -- to prom.

Mike Stone tweeted one member after another in that profession, seeking someone willing to go to the Tartan High School prom at Landmark Center in St. Paul.

Megan Piper said on her Twitter account that she'd love to accompany the 18-year-old to his rite of passage May 12 as long as Stone paid for her transportation from California.

Patty Phillips, superintendent of District 622, said Wednesday in a written statement that Piper would be unwelcome. "This prom date will not be allowed to attend the Tartan prom as her attendance would be prohibited under Tartan's standard prom procedures and would be inconsistent with two school district policies," one covering visitors and the other addressing school-sponsored student activities.

The visitor policy reads, in part, that access is allowed unless "the visit is not in the best interest of students, employees or the school district."

The activities policy prohibits, among other things, any act that "substantially disrupts the orderly operation of school or school activities."

Jennifer McNeil, spokeswoman for the North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale School District, said that prom procedures require that all dance guests have their names submitted and cleared by school officials before attending.

Stone and Piper did not immediately respond to requests seeking comment.

McNeil said that Stone is not in any trouble at school for his unorthodox approach to getting a prom date.