You have to hand it to Michael Franzese's marketing strategy. Sure he allows these interviewers, documentary producers etc refer to him as a "boss" which is total bullshit, but a) he knows anymore there won't be consequences for something like that, and b) he knew other defectors, drop outs, etc. like Sammy would eventually be having these shows too and if he establishes the brand of "boss" first, the rest look like phonies no matter their background.
I do think most of those shows use the term "Mob boss", not because it's technically correct or not, but because it's more catchy to the general public than saying "Mom captain". And the general public is their target audience.
