Never said whitey was more powerful than Ray Sr. Like i said before thats 2 different periods of power. During Rays time, Whitey wasnt even a factor, Buddy and Howie were the ones who dealt with Ray Sr. During Whiteys time he was the most powerful, the North End was in shambles during whiteys reign. Obviously Ray had a farther reach during his time cause thats when the Italians had the political clout, which the Irish in Boston also had. Boston isnt New York, the Italians did not rule with an iron fist up here. Take the time Howie and Winter Hill beat Castucci for money on bets and Castucci called in the Gambinos to intervene and get the money back. But the Hill told the Gambinos to Go fuck themselves, they arent getting the money and the Gambinos didnt do a thing about it. The Hill told them to come by Marshal Motors if they wanted their money. My main point is Whitey wasnt a factor when Raya Sr was in power and the Hill was just as big as the Italians at times.