Once i have spart with small gloves against an oponent without headgear... I will never make this mistake again My punches were not really precise and i punched him on the top of the head. It really hert my knuckels. I understand now why dempsey was so hard to hit
Now i spar with 18 or 20 oz gloves... First i can't be really precise were i am hitting... But every where from the begining of the chest to the top of the head is OK.
To hit someone on the hip and the inside of the hand is damaging too. Its not legal and if someone is doing it to you, you must complain immediately
When i hit someone with small gloves i am aiming for the face, temple, neck and ear, but i give really alot of cosideration not to hit him on the bone behind the ear and top of the head under a small angel. In the body if you can dodje the elbows is super , but is not always the case... Not only you can break your knuckels, but also the thumb is really succeptable and you can injure it really easy.