Superman type characters beat everyone other character when the fighting isn't done for show, with a few rare exceptions that boil down to "Superman but stronger" or "Superman with training". The Injustice comics go over this at length when Superman gets his ass handed to him hard by characters like Darkseid or Wonder Woman. The only reason Superman doesn't die is because of plot reasons which is also why Superman "loses" under meme pairings.
Superman vs Batman only works is because Superman doesn't simply heat vision the entire area from afar/space, plus plot armour given to Batman and others where "they planned ahead". Superman can survive in space, he could literally destroy the planet to beat someone and not suffer any consequences from it.
So Hulk would be shit out of luck for multiple reasons.
Fighting someone that can move almost as fast as The Flash and as a result faster than is perceptible and cause localised nuclear explosions simply by punching hard enough due to the accelerations involved.
Fighting someone who can survive in space and attack from range so far out of reach he isn't even visible.
Fighting someone who can destroy the entire planet and survive then just let physics take over.
But comics aren't written for those reasons, they're rarely written so that the good guys fight the bad guys at times because as the Avengers showcases hero teamups almost inevitably turn into fights between the good guys. You only see fights done practically in Elseworld type situations like Injustice or Superior where a Superman type character can cut loose with zero consequences who dies in the process.
In Injustice this happens several times when a few of Superman's frequent rogues literally get thrown into the sun to finally and actually get rid of them.
But Superman doesn't fight like that which in its own way is why characters like Injustice Superman, Hyperion, Superior, Homelander, and others are appealing because they fight very far outside of the box.
Superman type characters beat everyone other character when the fighting isn't done for show, with a few rare exceptions that boil down to "Superman but stronger" or "Superman with training". The Injustice comics go over this at length when Superman gets his ass handed to him hard by characters like Darkseid or Wonder Woman. The only reason Superman doesn't die is because of plot reasons which is also why Superman "loses" under meme pairings.
Superman vs Batman only works is because Superman doesn't simply heat vision the entire area from afar/space, plus plot armour given to Batman and others where "they planned ahead". Superman can survive in space, he could literally destroy the planet to beat someone and not suffer any consequences from it.
So Hulk would be shit out of luck for multiple reasons.
Fighting someone that can move almost as fast as The Flash and as a result faster than is perceptible and cause localised nuclear explosions simply by punching hard enough due to the accelerations involved.
Fighting someone who can survive in space and attack from range so far out of reach he isn't even visible.
Fighting someone who can destroy the entire planet and survive then just let physics take over.
But comics aren't written for those reasons, they're rarely written so that the good guys fight the bad guys at times because as the Avengers showcases hero teamups almost inevitably turn into fights between the good guys. You only see fights done practically in Elseworld type situations like Injustice or Superior where a Superman type character can cut loose with zero consequences who dies in the process.
In Injustice this happens several times when a few of Superman's frequent rogues literally get thrown into the sun to finally and actually get rid of them.
In Superior you have the Superman stand in take the villain up into space so he can punch him as hard as possible without causing damage to the surrounding area and people see it from the surface
But Superman doesn't fight like that which in its own way is why characters like Injustice Superman, Hyperion, Superior, Homelander, and others are appealing because they fight very far outside of the box.
So Superman's sophisticated cognitive reasoning could still be his downfall in a battle against the Hulk then?
Superman's moral restraints and plot holes
I'm not saying the Hulk would win, just that there's room to consider it.