Down for the count? And a one and a two and a… Mike Tyson?!?

Say what you will about Mike Tyson, the fighter. Say what you will about Mike Tyson, the lover. But don’t tell me Mike Tyson isn’t an electrifying presence on the big screen!

No, I am not referring to his provocative, self-analytic appearance in James Toback‘s simply-titled, elegantly-edited doc, TYSON. (I’ll review the movie and share my interview with the director when the film opens next week.) Instead, I am talking about his primal improv in Toback’s BLACK & WHITE, in which he clocked an unsuspecting Robert Downey Jr. Brilliant! And now, based simply on this clip, the boxer’s got a comic edge. Below, check out his, er, humble song-stylings in THE HANGOVER, from Todd Phillips, who also helmed OLD SCHOOL, ROAD TRIP and SCHOOL FOR SCOUNDRELS. Perhaps it’s time to update Tyson’s moniker to Ironic Mike.

(Come back soon for my  interview with THE HANGOVER‘s Zach Galifianakis.)