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"He knew how to pick his ground, and mostly he chose where to make his stands. His greatest advantage, though, lay in the nature of axe combat. Any swordsman who wanted to kill him had to come within range of that awesome weapon. And when the fight started Druss would never back away. He just surged forward, unstoppable. "
David Gemmell - The Swords of Night and Day
Replace axe with claws... Druss with Logan 😉
In order to win this fight Thor needs to stay out side of the reach of Wolverine's claws while at the same time get inside Wolverine's guard in order mount an offence with out getting skewered. Thor needs to get inside Wolverine's guard hit him and dance back out with out taking a hit. The problem here is that when Thor attacks, he will be exposing an opening to a faster, more skilled opponent who has a larger reach. Considering the pay off of hitting Wolverine once versus opening your guard to Wolverine's claws (Thor's best shot isn't going to put Wolverine, it won't even daze him for more then a few seconds, Wolverine's best shot will end the fight instantly or is a matter of seconds), Thor is going to be very hesitant to attack.
What happens to Thor if Wolverine severs a limb? The fight ends. What happens if Wolverine opens a major artery (or three)? The fight ends. Punctures a major artery? Slashes the eyes? Hamstrings Thor? Wolverine just has to many advantages in a melee confrontation with Thor given the stipulations of this fight. Given Thor's massive strength, opening a major artery might cause him to bleed out at a much faster right then normal... and a normal person can die of blood lose in a matter of seconds if a major aretry is severed.