Already, the number of parties in the Bundestag has risen from three to five, with the entry of the Greens in 1983 and, following unification in 1990, of the populist Left Party, heirs to East Germany's communists.
That win arrested a worrying run since losing his WBO crown in a unification bout with Haye, with Maccarinelli having suffered two devastating stoppage defeats against three victories over journeymen.