Your humble opinion is fucking retarded
The squats were done in similar scenarios under near identical rules
The squat was deep enough to be passed in IPF. Yes he used a mono, but he also did 257.5kg walked out in wraps in training which was also more than that world record. The old knee wraps that were used were also very good. I have had my knees wrapped in them and the knee wraps that Ed Coan used were essentially just a Titan THP wrap. Coan claimed to get 40kg from his wraps and would get 15-16 revolutions from them. The bar was also an Eleiko and not one of the thicker squat bars. The only difference here is the use of the monolift and he beat the WR without that as well.
Anyone that claims this is not an absolute WR is an idiot