In a misguided attempt to look prettier by standing next to ugly people, Sly Stallone and the Klitschkos team up…

…to produce quite possibly the worst idea ever:

US superstar Sylvester Stallone has teamed up with heavyweight boxing legends Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko for what is billed as the world’s first musical version of “Rocky”, producers said Monday.

It’s “Rocky: the Musical!” Featuring soon-to-be hits like:

• “Yo, Adrienne;”

• “Dancing with the chickens” (a training sequence, also known as “I wanna use my other hand,”);

• “My house stinks? Yes it does!”

And

• “I’m a bum, he’s a bum, and you’re popped.”

Instant classics!

…The Klitschko brothers will co-produce the musical along with Stallone and train the main actors in the art of boxing, Stage Entertainment spokesman Holger Kersting told AFP.

Wladimir said he and his brother had adored the films as boys.

“Seeing Sylvester Stallone in ‘Rocky’ when we were kids actually was the reason for us to start boxing in the first place, he said.

“We are very excited to support this theatrical project.”

That’s Wladimir in the picture with Stallone – he’s the tall ugly one. Stallone’s the short ugly one. Regular Trog readers will remember Wladimir because of his (now ended) relationship with TrogloFavorite Hayden Panettiere:

Go ahead. Make fun of his pants.