Would Charles Martin be Heavyweight Champion of the World in the 1930's?

No.

Not in Primo's class.

Obviously multiple belts might have given him a chance.

 

Yes...if the mob was behind him, and Adelaide Byrd was scoring his fights.

 

No.
Martin was the luckiest man on planet to win the belt.

- He somehow got ranked as #2 by IBF while having ZERO wins over top-50 opponents.

- Glazkov somehow got ranked as #1 by IBF while getting undeserving draw vs Scott and undeserving win vs Cunningham (both should've been losses)

- Real champion Tyson Fury got immediately stripped off his belt, thus the fight Glazkov - Martin was made.

- Glazkov injured his knee without even being hit properly and Martin 'won' the IBF belt.

It's like an average guy from the street bying a lottery ticket and winning that millions. Same happened to Martin. He won the lottery ticket. He was never even close to top-10, and never could've been.

 

No,and neither would have been without "assistance."

 

Martin is one of the weakest alphabet world title holder I ever saw.

However he could beat Braddock, a Bear who wasn't trying or get lucky as he has some power.

So yes, he could.

 

a 6-5, 245 pound southpaw who could move, probably wouldn't get any fights in the 1930s. Here is a video of Martin vs. Joey Dawekjo, a guy who did well with Amir Mansour.

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Martin is not as bad as some think, he was also a national amateur champion.