Originally posted by zopzop
Thor had an amp though. The mother of all amps : the Power Gem. Thanos had no clue Pip was going to tp an enraged AMPed Thor into his living room.The fact that Thanos' tech was powerful enough to BFR an enraged Thor tapping into the Power Gem even if it was only temporary is a plus in Thanos' favor.
No one is denying Thor had an amp (It wasn't the most powerful incarnation of Thor or even the most efficient use of the Power Gem however). Although it's pretty clear that Starlin thinks Thor would give Thanos a great accounting of himself, at least compared to someone like Surfer who gets his shit pushed in most of the time.
Yes, Thanos wasn't expecting a fight in his lab but that doesn't change the fact that if anyone had the advantage of surprise in that battle it was Thanos as he blasted Thor in the back to set of their skirmish.
It was a great demonstration of Thanos' technological capability.