Originally posted by aliveinboston
Hulk has not "beaten" Thor 5 to 2 in pitched battle, in fair conditions, in a fight where both are trying to win at any cost. Nor did the any version of the Hulk ever come close to beating Warrior Madness Thor. In fact, he didnt even hurt him. You cant beat someone without hurting them.Maxam won fights against Drax and Hercules by using his longer reach to simply pick them up and toss them far away. Does this mean Maxam is stronger than Drax or Hercules? No. It means he has longer reach. Does that mean he can physically beat them down in a pitched battle to the death where BFR is not an option? Of course not.
The hulk has never beaten Thor in a fair fight using just his fists. He has ambushed him, cheated by using large projectiles (such as a train) after Thor promised not to use one (hammer), etc., and has repeatedly failed to defeat Thor in tests of strength yet in all their contests (except the ones where the Hulk ended up dead), Thor was holding back for fear of killing Banner and innocent bystanders.
There is more evidence from the past Thor can get to a much higher level. Thor effortlessly dispatched and almost killed the Surfer twice (the surfer was not holding back and the second time had help) yet the Hulk has been defeated by the surfer in one on one encounters. Thor easily manhandled and defeated Drax (who had the power gem) and Maxam simultaneously. Hulk would have a tough time putting down Maxam, and would have a very small chance of defeating Drax (if Drax has the power gem). And who can forget the infinity gauntlet where Thanos utterly unaffected by the attacks of Hulk and Drax (no power gem) while Thor beat Thanos down, justifying Surfer's assesment that Thor is the "highest card" in their "deck".
Of course, now that Marvel has shown regular Thor kill the hulk and the Thing without the odin power, without the hammer, and having use of just one arm, the issue (from the standpoint of the comic book publisher) is settled beyond any doubt.
Seems that SC isn't the only one misrepresenting feats.