Ricky Hatton

Ricky Hatton is being offered a mouth-watering comeback fight against lightweight king Juan Manuel Marquez.The Hitman, who is still considering his future after his two-round KO by Manny Pacquiao in May, has told his American promoters Golden Boy that he will only return for a top name.Marquez was on Hatton's radar before his loss to Pacquiao and the Mexican three-weight world champ is due to face Floyd Mayweather Junior on September 19.Marquez, 35, would love to fight Hatton and Golden Boy matchmaker Eric Gomez claims he could easily put this clash together in the US if the Mancunian decides to fight on.

"What Ricky has told us in the past is that if he ever comes back, he will want it to be a meaningful fight," said Gomez. "He doesn't want to be anybody's stepping stone."He has expressed an interest that if Marquez can pull off the fight against Mayweather, he would want to fight Marquez.

Marquez has wanted to fight him for a year, so that's a possibility."I know that fighters have been knocked out cold and have come back to win world titles, so you never know."So you can't count anybody out and there are guys that Ricky Hatton can still beat."