He has never been one to mince his words.

And mighty Mickey Rourke landed a powerful verbal blow when he threatened to rip Lenny Dysktra 'a new a**hole' after learning the disgraced former baseball star claimed he owed him $30,000 on the Howard Stern Show last week.

The former professional pugilist was particularly enraged as he claims he actually leapt to the defence of his former friend, who was named in the Mitchell Report on steroid use in Major League Baseball, after he was threatened by drug dealers.

He may like adorable toy dogs: But Mickey Rourke revealed the steel fist beneath the velvet glove when he threatened to beat up former friend Lenny Dysktra after stepping out in Beverly Hills on Sunday

When asked about Lenny's claims he owed him the enormous sum as he enjoyed an outing in Beverly Hills Sunday, Wrestler star Mickey, 63, told TMZ: 'I have no idea what he's talking about. Where's he been lately?

'I think he got mad because I told a couple of coke dealers I'd kick their ass if they didn't stay away from him. He should thank me for that instead.'

The erotic movie icon then issued a chilling warning to the former Philadelphia Phillies fielder.

He said: 'If Lenny Dysktra kicks my a** or comes to my house and says this s*** to my face, motherf***er, I'll rip him a new a**hole. He'll lose another pair of f***ing teeth.'

It is certainly no idle threat, as he is the star of forthcoming documentary Guapo Siempre, which follows the Nine And A Half Weeks legend as he prepares for a boxing exhibition in Moscow in 2014.

It's a dog's life: The erotic movie icon was enjoying a day out with his pooch when he was told of the claims

'He'll lose another pair of f***ing teeth': Mickey was certainly not pulling his punches when he described how he would settle his score with Lenny

Big mouth: Lenny Dykstra made his explosive claims on the Howard Stern Show Tuesday

The film is due to be completed in summer and could premiere at a festival later in the year.

He made quite the impression in the ring, putting on an impressive display of pugilistic power as he won the fight by knockout, though the shine was somewhat taken from the result when his opponent later claimed he had been paid to throw the fight.

Between 1991 and 1994 Mickey fought eight times, winning six and drawing two, however his opponents were mainly tomato cans.

No idle threats: Mickey won a bout in Moscow against Elliot Seymour via KO, though his opponent later claimed he had been paid to throw the fight

Meanwhile his verbal sparring partner Dykstra has been in trouble with the law on many occasions over the years.

The former New York Mets player said 'the motherf***er owes me 30 grand,' during his appearance on the shock jock's show, claiming they were partying together in a bungalow at the Beverly Hills Hotel at the time, and that he gave him the sum as the movie actor was 'was having hard times.'

In 2011 he was arrested and charged with 25 misdemeanor and felony counts of grand theft auto, identity theft, filing false financial statements and possession of cocaine, ecstasy and the human growth hormone known as Somatropin.

In 2012 he pleaded no contest to grand theft auto and providing false financial statements in exchange for dropping the drug charges, and was sentenced to three years in state prison. He remains on probation and undergoes weekly drug testing.