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[Fantastic Four/The Hulk] Is there any way for the Thing to legitimately beat the Hulk in one on one combat?

In pretty much every continuity, the Hulk manages to beat the Thing on the basis of his superior strength.

What I want to know is, is there any permanent, in-character means for Ben Grimm to improve his strength, combat skills, offensive/defensive capabilities, etc., in order to match and possibly exceed the Angry Green Giant?
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Yes. The same way anything can beat the hulk. Very very quickly. Hulk biggest strength is also his biggest weakness. He takes time to get going. If you KO him before he has time to get even angrier that his how you stop him. He has no upper limit on his strength but he does not instantly get to World War Hulk planet cracking levels. He *will* win a long protracted fight. Quick and fast are your best option. Unless you are also on planet cracker scale yourself. In which case again you better win fast because he will eventually get stronger than you.