LUCKY LUCIANO vs. VITO GENOVESE


Legendary New York CIty-based mafiosi Salvatore (Charlie Lucky Luciano) Lucania, and his lifelong sidekick and partner, Vito (Don Vitone) Genovese, were arguably two of the most important Cosa Nostra bosses to ever live and operate in the United States. They were both pivotal and iconic figures in the annals of organized crime, in both America and Italy, and go down in the history books as such.

But between the two of them, in your opinion, which one do you feel was the more intelligent, shrewder and successful mafioso and racketeer? Admittedly, Luciano became the first boss of the “newly” reorganized and reconstituted Masseria family. It was later renamed the Luciano Family.

Charlie then named as his trusty underboss, Vito Genovese, who served for decades in that position until he himself later rose up to become the new boss of the family, renaming it, the Genovese Family.

Each man had their pluses, and each had their minuses. So weigh them out accordingly and pick who you feel was the better of the two leaders…Was it;

A) Salvatore Lucania

B) Vito Genovese