So do you accept that Venom is above Superman, Storm is above Wonder Woman, Wolverine is above Lobo, Thor is above Captain Marvel (Batson), Spider-Man is above Superboy, Silver Surfer is above Kyle, etc. etc.?
Several of those are fan decided and circumstancial wins.
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Superman and Thor fight as equals with Superman barely winning. Even Busiek confirmed this both in dialogue and in comments. Superman fought a rage handicapped Hulk. Hulk and Superman stalemate in Stern's book (isn't everything canon now in DC?).
Equals don't catch your punch and knock you out. Busiek straight up said that JLA counterparts were more powerful than the Avengers in absolute edition.
Superman beating Hulk was fan decided but Marz never showed that Hulk was rage handicapped.