Terry Crews steps into the ring with former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson in an amazing Lip Sync Battle clip.

Rather than trading punches, Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Crews showed off his miming talent while going for gold against Tyson on Spike's spinoff of the popular Tonight Show segment.

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Tyson was known for his brash aggression in his boxing days, but here it was Crews who lobbed the first strike by calling his opponent a 'Sucker MC' - and his showmanship was on display as he worked the stage in an impassioned version of Runâ€"DMC's 1984 hip-hop gem.

However, you can never count out the champ!

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Tyson fought back with what can only be described as an… errm, interesting… cover of 'Push It'.

Crews and Tyson square off on Lip Sync Battle on Thursday (April 23) on Spike TV in the US. Spike also airs the series in the UK.

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