Joeshmo u right in a sense its not that prov faction is more powerful but there smaller and more old school with politcal ties that are strong not easily exposed compared to boston and boston is wider more assocaites and wannabes theres revere east boston north end and couple other plaxes in amd right outside the city opposse to rhode island the one city state they call it and prov at one time was hard to inflatrate that to the late great ray sr. and being boston guy rich in historyamd alot of pure gangsters to the core 80%..but anguilo set a trend of accepting lack of respect amd discpling not through traditiobal mob ways but ways that start a trend of those outside the family with little or no ties do whatever to shockwave the administration and it took years to change that in boston where now respect is a must to even be in the same breathing room as family members or close assocaites of the familia