Hey, well I started a thread in the "non stop boxing" section. I got a few replies and they recommended that I start a thread here too, to get some advice from some experienced trainers. I'll copy and paste it here:

What do you guys think of this heavy bag? Its 150 lbs, but its wayyy cheaper than any of the other brands. I dont know too much about it, but i noticed almost everywhere I look, a 150 lb bag costs around $500. This one is almost half that with shipping. What do you think?

http://store.titleboxing.com/title-b...ining-bag.html

like i said this is prob your safest bet for reliable info, just have to be patient, as long as you have a guarantee looks a good deal, and yea go for the leather, nothing lik beating a nice piece of hide lol, not in the gayy sense :P

looks like i was wrong lol