Originally posted by Silent Master
Last I checked this fight doesn't start with the Hulk in mid leap, so have fun proving that the Hulk has enough superspeed to react to the starting bell, cross .5 kilometers and grab/punch Thor before Thor can react.
Why are you attempting to dictate the outcome of the battle? this isn't an I say this, and you say that type of a situation. It seems that you may have misread, or simply had trouble understanding what I posted, or you are switching to strawman tactics in an attempt to negate the fact that the Hulk has many options at his disposal that he could use in order to close the distance. It's far less difficult for me to prove that the Hulk would have and does have the ability to reach Thor, than you have in saying that Thor would never allow the Hulk to get within close proximity of him. Thor does not have any type of precognitive abilities, and thus he can not foresee which direction, or tactic the Hulk may use in reaching him.
The Hulk can easily rip up a million tons of rock, and hurl it at Thor as a tactic to reach him. See how hard was that to foresee? I'm not going to attempt to assume whatever it is that you believe would happen in this battle, so I will simply ask you.
Do you assume that the Hulk stands in one spot while Thor begins shooting the hell out of him with everything at his disposal? Is it assumed that neither of the combatants are familiar with what the other is capable of?
If one character is moving at over mach 7, how long would it take for them to move half a kilometer? mach 7 = 2 382.03 m / s