MCU Fight: Thor vs Hulk

[Thör-El]

Thor. Ragnarok showed us he can give Hulk trouble through skill/strength/speed/durability alone, even whilst trying to reason with Hulk and whilst missing mjolnir/lightning. If he has his lightning and fights to win from the start then Hulk eventually goes down to the lightning punches that were giving him concussion or one of the strikes he hit Hela with. If you gave him Mjolnir back alongside the power boost it'd become outright unfair.

As for the tiers I think there are a few versions to rank:

Transcendent Tier
Hela
Ronan with the Power Stone
Thor (post Ragnarok)
Ultron Prime (Vibranium)
Kurse

Powerhouse Tier
Thor (with Mjolnir)
Hulk
Ghost Rider
Fenris
Hulkbuster
Thor (no Mjolnir, no lightning)
Abomination

Street tier:
Daredevil
Black Widow
Hawkeye
Punisher
Depowered T'Challa
Elektra
Okoye
Depowered Thor
Phil Coulson
Nick Fury
Bruce Banner

 

[BigThor]

Thor at this stage, likely but not decisively. We still have a few movies left to see if Hulk gets a boost.

Going back to their Ragnarok fight, Hulk was in no way out of the fight after that punch, he looked a bit dazed but was still standing and fine.

Just like Thor stood up and walked off after his fight with Hulk in The Avengers, that didn't stop people from thinking Hulk was on his way to winning.

 

[HKpowerup]

Just like Thor stood up and walked off after his fight with Hulk in The Avengers, that didn't stop people from thinking Hulk was on his way to winning.

I never agreed with that viewpoint (that Hulk won the fight in A1).

My only issue with the Ragnarok fight, and the Avengers fight, was that there should’ve been more destruction/collateral damage (like Zod vs. Supes in MoS).

 

[BigThor]

I never agreed with that viewpoint (that Hulk won the fight in A1).

My only issue with the Ragnarok fight, and the Avengers fight, was that there should’ve been more destruction/collateral damage (like Zod vs. Supes in MoS).

While Supes Vs Zod was a tad extreme, I would've like to see more collateral damage as well especially in Ragnarok.

I give Avengers 1 a pass because they were on the Helicarrier and they would've destroyed it.

 

[Spider-Fan]

Pre-Ragnarok, Hulk. Post-Ragnarok, Thor. Therefore, I vote Thor.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Thor at this stage, likely but not decisively. We still have a few movies left to see if Hulk gets a boost.

Going back to their Ragnarok fight, Hulk was in no way out of the fight after that punch, he looked a bit dazed but was still standing and fine.

Yep agree on Hulk in the fight, he was a bit woozy and knocked for sure, but he wasn't out of the fight and was only getting more angry, we actually don't know how the fight would have if it had been left to play out. Thor was getting more powerful, but Hulk was also.

 

[HKpowerup]

Yep agree on Hulk in the fight, he was a bit woozy and knocked for sure, but he wasn't out of the fight and was only getting more angry, we actually don't know how the fight would have if it had been left to play out. Thor was getting more powerful, but Hulk was also.

I don't think he was getting more angry, he was just catching his breath. But he was far from being in danger, it actually it took me a few re-watches to notice that the outcome was still up in the air, even though Thor was getting the better of him.

To be honest, if it was a Hulk stand-alone movie with Thor co-starring, the fight would be written in Hulk's favour. It's just how it is.

However, Thor's huge power boost in Ragnarok has made all those MCU Thor vs. DCU Superman discussions so much more interesting!

 

[jolldan]

I think especially after Ragnarok this would go to Thor.

Its always felt like the MCU tried to keep Thor & Hulk on very similar terms in terms of a fight.

Hulk was physically the most powerful of the two while Thor made up for that discrepancy by being the more skilled warrior in battle.

Now it seems like Thor has closed the power gap slightly while The Hulk to me had not noticeably improved his overall skills.

I don't think he was getting more angry, he was just catching his breath. But he was far from being in danger, it actually it took me a few re-watches to notice that the outcome was still up in the air, even though Thor was getting the better of him.

To be honest, if it was a Hulk stand-alone movie with Thor co-starring, the fight would be written in Hulk's favour. It's just how it is.

However, Thor's huge power boost in Ragnarok has made all those MCU Thor vs. DCU Superman discussions so much more interesting!

As much as I dislike the king of the boy scouts I think Thor's still a way's to go before taking on Supes.

 

[HammerDown]

I think both Thor and Hulk will get a "power upgrade" in IW in order to face Thanos and the Black Order. Thor will get a new weapon which will only add to his already impressive set of skills and Hulk i'm guessing will increase his strength level. For the looks of it both get taken out in the first encounter against Thanos and his crew and they should bounce back from that later on the movie.

 

[BigThor]

I see posters keep bringing up Thor being shown favorably because it's his movie. People are forgetting that The Avengers was Hulk's BIG reintroduction to the world after his solo films flopped.

He was clearly written to be the show stealer of the movie, so he received quite a bit of favoritism. He got the big wow moment in the final battle when he punched the leviathan, he defeated Loki, saved Iron Man etc.

But noooo nobody ever brings that up when discussing their fight in The Avengers.

 

[Thör-El]

I see posters keep bringing up Thor being shown favorably because it's his movie. People are forgetting that The Avengers was Hulk's BIG reintroduction to the world after his solo films flopped.

He was clearly written to be the show stealer of the movie, so he received quite a bit of favoritism. He got the big wow moment in the final battle when he punched the leviathan, he defeated Loki, saved Iron Man etc.

But noooo nobody ever brings that up when discussing their fight in The Avengers.

I think the other thing to keep in mind about their Avengers fight is that Hulk was out of control whereas Thor was holding back because he wanted to reason with him/he didn't want to destroy the helicarrier with lightning.

 

[BigThor]

Even in Ragnarok Thor had to gradually begin to take the fight seriously because he didn't want to fight Hulk. I don't even count the first half of the fight as a fight.

 

[Finarfiniel]

Wow, Thor is kicking ass in this poll. As it should be. t: I'm definitely Team Thor here. Like others have already said, Hulk pushed to his limits is probably stronger, but Thor is more powerful and has a greater range of powers and skills. Thor in Beast Mode like at the end of Ragnarok with all his lightning powers at full strength would definitely win.

 

[jaqua99]

Thor. Hulk was going down.

Some contest Thor is in the transcendent tier.

Surprised Hulk has the vote edge here.

Thor has superior striking feats and arguably durability feats than Hulk had the two most devastating attacks in both their fights.

Two hits from lightning Thor did noticeable damage to Hulk's head.. he was shook. Nevermind god mode lightning. Hulk will always get votes but man, no way in hell he should be above Thor in our ranking system.

Thor has all the superior feats. King Thor puts down Hulk. That lightning blast from Thor KO'd Hela in canon.

Thor can potentially 1 shot Hulk if he isnt more durable than Hela, which he isn't. Thor wins this fight guys. Hulk would need to land like 40 punches just to get close to Ko'ing Thor.

Thor is a low end trans tier character here.

 

[BigThor]

Thor. Hulk was going down.

Some contest Thor is in the transcendent tier.

Surprised Hulk has the vote edge here.

Thor has superior striking feats and arguably durability feats than Hulk had the two most devastating attacks in both their fights.

Two hits from lightning Thor did noticeable damage to Hulk's head.. he was shook. Nevermind god mode lightning. Hulk will always get votes but man, no way in hell he should be above Thor in our ranking system.

Thor has all the superior feats. King Thor puts down Hulk. That lightning blast from Thor KO'd Hela in canon.

Thor can potentially 1 shot Hulk if he isnt more durable than Hela, which he isn't. Thor wins this fight guys. Hulk would need to land like 40 punches just to get close to Ko'ing Thor.

Thor is a low end trans tier character here.

Lol what the?

It was 24 to 8 when I last checked a few hours ago, where in the world did those 22 votes for Hulk come from that fast?

 

[flickchick85]

Lol what the?

It was 24 to 8 when I last checked a few hours ago, where in the world did those 22 votes for Hulk come from that fast?

Should've made it an open poll where we could see who voted for whom.

 

[BigThor]

Should've made it an open poll where we could see who voted for whom.

True, all those votes coming out of nowhere so fast seems a bit fishy.

 

[Batmannerism]

I go with Thor. After Ragnarok I think it's clear that Thor would have won that fight if not for the Grandmaster's interference.

Having said that I think the fight is much closer than some may think. It's Thor's skills and lightning power up punches that were the difference.

Overall Hulk is more durable than Thor, but Thor is a much, much better fighter with or without weapons.

In terms of raw strength, again Hulk is stronger - he's a faster runner too, but he doesn't have the warrior training or reflexes.

We didn't see Hulk v Hela, which is a shame as it would have helped answer a few arguments.

Having said all that, in certain circumstances I believe Hull could beat Thor - maybe if they're fighting in a very small space where Thor can't evade or block effectively and it's solely a strength contest, Hulk probably wins. But otherwise Thor should prevail.

 

[BigThor]

I go with Thor. After Ragnarok I think it's clear that Thor would have won that fight if not for the Grandmaster's interference.

Having said that I think the fight is much closer than some may think. It's Thor's skills and lightning power up punches that were the difference.

Overall Hulk is more durable than Thor, but Thor is a much, much better fighter with or without weapons.

In terms of raw strength, again Hulk is stronger - he's a faster runner too, but he doesn't have the warrior training or reflexes.

We didn't see Hulk v Hela, which is a shame as it would have helped answer a few arguments.

Having said all that, in certain circumstances I believe Hull could beat Thor - maybe if they're fighting in a very small space where Thor can't evade or block effectively and it's solely a strength contest, Hulk probably wins. But otherwise Thor should prevail.

Don't forget to vote and I'm not sure about Hulk being more durable they both are able to tank each other's attacks.

 

[Batmannerism]

Don't forget to vote and I'm not sure about Hulk being more durable they both are able to tank each other's attacks.

Thought I did vote, for Thor.

In terms of tanking others attacks.....

After Thor was temporarily disabled by Grandmaster he was KOd by Hulk and woke up in the Hulk's lounge. Hulk took Thor's massive lightning uppercut and was woozy, but not out. I believe Thor could have gotten the upper hand there, but we'll never know. However, Hulk put Thor to sleep, no doubt about that.

 

[jolldan]

Big surprise that the green goliath has made a comeback here.

 

[BigThor]

Thought I did vote, for Thor.

In terms of tanking others attacks.....

After Thor was temporarily disabled by Grandmaster he was KOd by Hulk and woke up in the Hulk's lounge. Hulk took Thor's massive lightning uppercut and was woozy, but not out. I believe Thor could have gotten the upper hand there, but we'll never know. However, Hulk put Thor to sleep, no doubt about that.

The Grandmasters obedience disk weakened Thor, it didn't just disable him it effectively depowered him and those are not my words those are Taiki Waititi's. He said "The obedience disk put Thor in the same state and when he lost his hammer in the first film, it rendered him powerless".

So that is in no way a reflection of Thor's durability, let's see Banner take a punch from Thor.

 

[Adhesive Boy]

Lol, this is quite the suspect change in the poll results. Suddenly a big amount of votes that puts this well above the number of votes of other polls, and yet there was no new posts at the same time.

Probably some sensitive fan (or fans) angry that Thor has been shown to be clearly more powerful in the MCU. I think most people suspect how this was done.

 

[Spider-Fan]

This is sort of...surprising?

 

[Fosterson]

This poll is starting to look about as legitimate as a Russian "election".