Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol: What's really at stake in the undisputed light heavyweight showdown

The main event on Saturday could produce boxing at its very best

When it comes to big-time professional boxing, there are different levels and categorizations within the sub-genre of what fans and experts often refer to as "superfights."

There's the curiosity kind, of course, like next month's Mike Tyson-Jake Paul circus, which is designed to wake up every casual fan you know, from grandmas to pre-teens, and everyone in between. And then there are fights like Saturday's can't-miss offering in the light heavyweight division when Artur Beterbiev (20-0, 20 KOs) and Dmitry Bivol (23-0, 12 KOs) square off in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 

Both of these Russian-born fighters are anything but household names outside of boxing. And getting either one to say a bad word about each other -- or even a prediction as to how they might win the fight -- is similar to attempting to derive blood from a stone.