What if Charles Martin was the WBC champ?

[Master]

Probably, as the step-aside money needed would probably be manageable. The IBF/Bob Arum/Pulev would probably accept $10 million (which is ball park what he'd make against AJ). The WBO/Uysk $10 milllion.

Martin's purse? Lets say $30 million (conservative estimate considering it's a fantasy scenario).

So $50 million in the hole before they start (less than half the $120m Wilder refused).

Yeah it's an expensive way to get 4 belts but they'd probably do it.

And then everyone would claim Joshua ducked Uysk and Pulev to face phony champion Martin.

If AJ did do all that and beat Martin to become the WBC champion he could do what Lennox (and most of the other fighters that become undisputed champion) did and relinquish/sell off the titles one by one to the highest bidder to make some money back. Lennox got a reported $1 million and a Range Rover from Don King to give up his WBA title.

AJ would keep the one title and he would be regarded as the best and all champions/contenders have to go through him to be considered the best.

It is an investment worth making and no one could really call him a ducker.