Despite holding her own against the Avengers on multiple occasions, Wonder Woman may be the most disrespected hero within the DC Universe. That obviously isn't to say she does not have her fair share of respect from both characters in-universe and the readers outside of it. However, she seems to be overlooked in favor of compatriots like Batman and Superman, especially when it comes to debates over who the strongest heroes in DC is. For all of her accomplishments, Wonder Woman still gets overlooked and underestimated.
Wonder Woman often gets compared to her fellow DC Trinity member Superman, who has been showcased as one of the most powerful heroes in all of comics. Fans mistakenly believe Wonder Woman is not as strong as Superman, even though she has won more of their fights. Possibly because she hasn't been shown lifting planets like the Man of Steel, her superstrength is underrated and she doesn't get her recognition as being among the strongest in the DC Universe. Her encounters with Marvel's Avengers suggest otherwise.
In JLA/Avengers #2 by Kurt Busiek and George Perez, Wonder Woman makes short work of Hercules, shrugging off his hardest blows and defeating him with ease in a humiliating fashion. In addition, the next issue sees Wonder Woman equaling (if not, outmatching) Wonder Man in an arm-wrestling contest, which Beast notes is one she wins every year. These two instances of Wonder Woman essentially manhandling two of the best strongmen in Marvel shows the true extent of Wonder Woman's strength.
Both Wonder Man and Hercules are examples of the strongest heroes that either the Avengers or the Marvel Universe as a whole can offer. Yet, Wonder Woman has been shown to be stronger than them both. For Hercules, it is also worth mentioning that she fights him off in a blind rage upon mistaking him for the DC version of Hercules, someone whom she's already defeated in the past. Taking on Marvel's Hercules at her most enraged suggests that Wonder Woman also uses all of her might against such a powerful adversary.
By successfully combating two of the strongest Avengers that Marvel has to offer, Wonder Woman earns a new level of respect from heroes like Beast. She deserves that same level of respect from the average fan who underestimates her power. Her feats of strength against the Avengers confirm that Wonder Woman is far more than just passively strong, but actually one of the strongest in the DC Universe, on par with the strength of Superman, if not stronger.