Namor vs. Hulk

Originally posted by Melnorme
Well, if that's the case.

I agree, he certainly could have, but I think he was pretty hard up. With all due respect to your very sound observations, if Namor hadn't pulled a "what in the world is that over there!?" schtick to keep the Hulk from hammering his head, repeatedly, into that rock, the pummeling would have likely bested even the great Scion of Atlantis. The Hulk had the jump on him, and had him held pretty snugly between a proverbial rock and a hard place. He might have tried to break the Hulk's grasp, but that would necessarily leave his head pretty unguarded for that first punch. He could have blocked the punches, but then he would be too preoccupied to break that hold any time soon.

I think the Hulk almost surely had him. Namor could have gotten lucky, of course, but even with his formidable skills, it would have taken more than a little luck to be able to rally and beat the Hulk.

But that's just one man's opinion. 😉

This post pretty much sums it up. In this fight, Hulk was the victor.. if it had continued it would have simply ended up in a KO. Doesn't mean every fight in the water would result in a Hulk win, but this one would have.

Okay. Namor was grabbed. But you can see that one of his hands is free. Namor has been grabbed numerous times by his enemies, and his speed and skill have managed him to get out of it. I have also hard time to believe that one punch had knocked him out. Namor has resisted full strikes from Mjonir, countless similar punches from uber-mad Hulk, and another impacts, so it is very unlikely that one punch from Hulk would have knocked him out. And, every time Hulk has to punch him, he has to pull his fist back. Namor, whose speed outclasses Hulk, would have time to get free, with something like Judo throw or kick him away like he does in one of the pictures away. Since Hulk is only holding his arm, he would have some leverage for dodging too.