Usher As Sugar Ray Leonard In The New Biographical Movie ‘Hands of Stone’

Usher Raymond stars as Sugar Ray Leonard in the upcoming film "Hands of Stone" and their resemblance is undeniable.

Newly released photos from the set of the movie show Raymond with an afro and the rock-hard abs Leonard was known for.

"My commitment to his character demands that I not only physically get ready, but also become him," the 35-year-old singer said in an interview for the November issue of Men's Health magazine.

"Sugar Ray is an incredible man, I have to have his hair, his personality, the manner he conducts himself in, all (of) that," he added.

It's not hard to believe that the superstar honed in on Leonard's lifestyle in order to depict him to the fullest.

But his flawless physique is something Usher works on in his everyday life, it just so happened to work perfectly for the role of the legendary boxer

"I train like an athlete every day, believe it or not," he confessed.

Another parallel that makes the R&B crooner a match to play Leonard is in his fancy footwork on the dance floor similar to the retired boxer's sly moves in the ring.

Not Usher man! That ni**a don't even look like Sugar Ray

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