Martial arts on the big and small screen in America back then was relatively new. Spencer Tracy, who played the one-armed stranger in the film Bad Day At Black Rock beats up two guys with only the use of one arm and that film came out in the mid to late 50's. It's easy to compare the fighting skills of one against the other(if the fighter's skills are known). There was no way a real life confrontation would have occurred because Ward and Lee lived in the same apartment building.Maybe so...he may have been able to hold his own for a while against Bruce in a real fight as opposed to most people that don't know any martial arts but it still wouldn't have been much of a fight IMO. Just my 3 cents worth.