It is a really good book with many emotions. You want his father to understand that he really did not want to box but he does not want to face it, ballet is not for men like him. Then he saw his son as a wimp. His father had been a box pro, he wanted his son would also continue in his footsteps.
I thought it was a bit weird text and their pronunciation was rather trite they always said "bloody hell" and it became quite annoyed with it. But it was a good book that i recommend to you to read!
/Malin