The character booted Superman off Colu into orbit, then lept after him near instantly. He also tackled him down while Supes was in the process of chasing after Brainiacs escape ship.
If nothing else, he could sprint/leap on Thor before he can do his hammer tricks, and force a melee.
Thor has reacted to thought attacks from the Pheonix force. I doubt Lobo is fast enough to force a Mele. Now Thor being a bruiser, may want to duke it out. He would then still win. His Hammer would break Lobo's arms and face.
Lobos also reacted to "speed of thought" attacks, specifically Mon El's laser vision, where he literally punched through the attack.
And I agree Thor can mess Lobo up, break his arms and such. But on average, Lobo is kind of like a weaker Shaggy Man/General. He absorbs blunt force like a sponge (Even Despero could only make him joke about working up a sweat), and he heals most wounds fairly quickly.
Yeah, Thor "could" win, with all his powers, but I can't see it being easy.
Don't use that title of 'God'. It is, essentially, a meaningless word in comics.
How does Lobo register a threat? Combination of ruthlessness and intelligence, greater strength showings on average, insane healing ability, and a consistent ability to blatantly defy logic and physics.
If Thor wants to battle field remove Lobo, the Main Man is screwed.
"Forcing a melee" won't mean shit. Thor can teleport beings with a zap from his hammer. Once he and Ghost Rider were dog piled by tons of demonic beings and Thor unleashed a blaze of lightning that teleported them all away.
That being said, this won't be something Thor will resort to any time soon. This will mostly be a melee confrontation. Thor wins ranging from an easy to an extremely tough fight depending on what level Lobo is operating on.
Thor has his hands full, as of late Lobo has been taking on Lanterns, and High Class Magicians using nothing but physical force. Hell he even had Solaris on the ropes before Brainiac interfered.
Yes I agree with you, Lobo had his hands full with Captain Marvel, and Marvel wasn't going all out.
If this fight got really serious I could see Thor KO'ing Lobo, at 10x strength, for an almost certain victory. Lobo may not be able to die (arguable anywhere outside of DC) but he can be slammed, and KO'ed.
Seriously, he lept right into orbit during an early 90's Superman/L.E.G.I.O.N. crossover. Somehow even managed to move after Superman, without his bike.
Lobos given problems to a pretty wide range of characters, and hung with top end bricks like Valor/Mon El, Captain Marvel, Despero, and most famously Superman. He's also a damage soaking sponge who you basically need to disintegrate or BFR to really stop. No shame in claiming he gives a character problems.
I have the issue, and it's the other way around. Cap had his hands full, although he was certainly holding back.
But when Cap finally had enough, notice how Lobo didn't seem all that hurt by the attack. Like I said, he's a sponge.
Also, Valor's a daxamite, but couldn't really beat Lobo down, and had to resort to tricking Dox into reigning in his mutt. He basically did as well as Captain Marvel did though.