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"Usher has spoken about the training for his upcoming boxing movie Hands of Stone. Posing for Men&amp;#039;s Health magazine, the singer revealed that he has taken the preparation for playing Sugar Ray Leonard in the film very seriously.   He said: &amp;quot;My commitment to this character demands that I not only physically get ready, but also become him. &amp;quot;The hair, the personality, the manner he conducts himself in - all that. He&amp;#039;s an incredible man.&amp;quot;  On his training regime, he said: &amp;quot;I train like an athlete every day, believe it or not. My second day I decided to ride to the gym. So I rode there. Boxed. Rode the bike back home. &amp;quot;Mentally, I&amp;#039;m the type of person who can ignore the pain. Put it somewhere else and allow my body to just go there. But I always suffer. You can&amp;#039;t box, ride a bike for 20 miles in the heat - Georgia heat - and then go to the studio and rehearse. That&amp;#039;s not happening.&amp;quot;  He added: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ve always presented a challenge to myself. If it&amp;#039;s too easy, I don&amp;#039;t want it.&amp;quot; Last year, Usher hinted that he hoped he would be considered for an Oscar for playing Sugar Ray Leonard. Hands of Stone is scheduled for a 2014 release, and centres around the legendary boxer Roberto Duran. Robert De Niro will also star, alongside \u00C3\u2030dgar Ram\u00C3\u00ADrez as Duran. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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