what did I say that was wrong?
they get bullied by lions, hyenas, honey badgers, croc, basically all the other predator and they are faster than the average human.
Because they are exhausted after chasing, killing, and dragging their prey. They don't want smoke because the cheetah realizes the wrong hit or fight can cripple it and that is a death sentence.
Even with that, cheetah makes most work out of humans unless the human is some type of grappling specialist (maybe, just maybe)....
Scenario that occurs:
[Cheetah notices human with no goons or bodyguards]
[Human is 8 seconds too late from spotting cheetah]
[Human tries to run and gets tripped up, tries to push off cheetah from bottom mount, cheetah crushes windpipe]