[El Blanco]

DC invented a villain of super duper strength. And he wasn't brilliant or cunning, or even not retarded. He just walked in a straight line destroying shit. Superman just stands toe-to-toe with him and they beat each other to death.

So, instead of outwitting the big lug, or even trying an alternative appraoch before dealing with it, the writers decided to have Superman fistfight it head one and destroy half of Metropolis (which he was supposed to be saving).