z zy " ▁Daniel s , ▁a ▁box er ▁and ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁wid owed ▁golden ▁glo ves ▁champion . ▁He ▁joins ▁Mary ' s ▁Double ▁Dutch ▁team ▁after ▁Y ol anda ▁qu its . ▁He ▁is ▁bul lied ▁by ▁Rod ney ▁Ty ler , ▁who ▁is ▁in secure ▁and ▁he ▁pret ends ▁to ▁like ▁fighting ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁friends . ▁ ▁Ke ke ▁Pal mer ▁as ▁ ▁Mary ▁Thomas , ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Joy ▁J ump ers ▁( l ater ▁turned ▁Hot ▁Ch ili ▁Ste ppers ), ▁she ▁does ▁Double ▁Dutch ▁and ▁hopes ▁to ▁get ▁into ▁the ▁city ▁final s . ▁She ▁and ▁Iz zy ▁later ▁on ▁become ▁attract ed ▁to ▁each ▁other . ▁ ▁David ▁Re ivers ▁as ▁Kenneth ▁Daniel s , ▁former ▁box er ▁and ▁Iz zy ' s ▁wid owed ▁father . ▁ ▁Sh an ica ▁Know les ▁as ▁Sh a una ▁Lewis , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Joy ▁J ump ers ▁and ▁Mary ' s ▁best ▁friend . ▁ ▁Patrick ▁Johnson , ▁Jr . ▁as ▁Rod ney ▁Ty ler , ▁the ▁school ▁bul ly ▁who ▁wants ▁the ▁golden ▁glo ves ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁Iz zy . ▁He ▁has ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁problems ▁at ▁home ▁and ▁Iz zy ▁h ates ▁fighting ▁him ▁because ▁it ▁does ▁them ▁no ▁good . ▁ ▁La ivan ▁Gre ene ▁as ▁Ke ish a ▁Ray , ▁another ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Joy ▁J ump ers ▁and ▁Mary ' s ▁other ▁best ▁friend . ▁ ▁K yle e ▁Russell ▁as ▁Kar in ▁Daniel s , ▁Iz