He listed Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. as his early boxing heroes, however, that would change as he got older, and he became more fond of Vasiliy Lomachenko.
[3][4] Goodman started his amateur career after his father suggested to go to the local PCYC Sutherland Club, he didn't thrive immediately, even admitting that he used to cry at every loss,[5] but it didn't take him long to catch up, he also fought every week since he started amateur boxing, at the age of 12, Goodman won his first National title and took part in 100 fights in the unpaid ranks, he would peak in amateur career in 2017 world championships which he prevailed at, however he always preferred longer fights; "proper battles" as he called them, which is one reason he went professional in 2018.
[4] On 22 December 2021, a match between Goodman and three-time world challenger Richie Mepranum for the vacant WBO Oriental super bantamweight title took place at The Star, Sydney.
[4] On early May 2023, Goodman would be scheduled to fight former WBA Interim super bantamweight champion Ra'eese Aleem in an IBF final eliminator match on 18 June 2023,[15] despite one judge making a rather "head-scratching" score of 116-112 for Aleem, Goodman still won via 12-round split decision, further increasing his world title shot.
[21] In May 2024, Goodman traveled to Japan, nearly 6,500 kilometers from Australia, to watch Naoya Inoue crush Luis Nery.
[24][25] On October 3, 2024 it was reported that Goodman would challenge Naoya Inoue for undisputed super bantamweight title in Tokyo, Japan on December 24, 2024.