This lift was done with no straps, no belt and using a double overhand grip making the lift much tougher. Paul Anderson was one of the strongest lifters of all time. RIP Paul Anderson (1932 - 1994). When I made the video I honestly thought Anderson was lifting 825 lbs on the last pull. However...Due to an eye-witness at the above event, it was probably 735 lbs to be precise.
Keith Greenan has stated the following:
From Brad Reid...
From DaveConleyPortfolio...
* The book may be the following: "Inside Powerlifting" (1978) by Terry Todd.